11 March 2021 Share The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded BWXT Nuclear Operations Group (BWXT NOG) two contracts worth a total of USD35 million. The first is for the recovery and conversion of uranium, while the second is for the completion of a new research reactor fuel line at its Lynchburg, Virginia facility. BWXT's Lynchburg manufacturing facility is home to its speciality fuels manufacturing group (Image: BWXT) The DOE's US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded BWXT NOG - a subsidiary of BWX Technologies (BWXT) - a USD17.4 million contract for the recovery of uranium from scrap, waste and unused product to be converted into fuel to feed future products under the programme. This work began at BWXT's facility in Lynchburg in January this year and is expected to be completed by June 2022. An additional option is expected to be awarded later this year.