BWXT to Evaluate Locations for Building New Nuclear TRISO Fuel Production Facility to Support Advanced Reactor Deployment
18 July 2024
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – July 18, 2024) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) is evaluating locations for a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel production facility to support anticipated future demand for advanced reactor deployment. As part of this effort, BWXT’s Advanced Technologies subsidiary has signed a cooperation agreement with the State of Wyoming to evaluate the requirements for siting a fuel fabrication facility in the state. The roughly 18-month effort will evaluate such matters as potential factory locations, product specifications, facility design and engineering, estimated capital expenditures and operating costs, staffing and worker skill requirements, supply chain necessities, licensing and other requirements.