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BWXT Wins $1.5 Billion DOE Contract to Resume Domestic Uranium Enrichment

Enriched uranium produced at BWXT’s Tennessee pilot plant will be used to power nuclear-fueled submarines and aircraft carriers.
BWXT Wins $1.5 Billion DOE Contract to Resume Domestic Uranium Enrichment
The Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro/U.S. Navy via AP
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Nuclear solutions provider BWX Technologies announced on Sept. 17 that it was awarded a $1.5 billion contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to establish a pipeline of domestically produced enriched uranium.

The NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. The uranium will be used to power nuclear-fueled submarines and aircraft carriers.

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