The Campbell County Board of Supervisors proudly announces that BWX Technologies, Inc. will invest in a multimillion-dollar manufacturing, research, and development center in Campbell County.
BWXT awarded $2.2 billion Navy contract
BWX Technologies has been awarded U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts of $2.2 billion to make naval nuclear reactor components and fuel – including components for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. BWXT has been making reactors for the navy for more than 65-years. Company officials say most of the work will happen in Lynchburg, as well as facilities in Ohio and Indiana and Tennessee over the next 8 years.
Here is the news release from BWXT:
BWXT
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – April 20, 2021) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today the award of U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totaling approximately $2.2 billion, including future-year options, for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor components and fuel.