BWXT Nuclear Operations Group

BWX Technologies announced that its subsidiary BWXT Nuclear Operations Group has been awarded contracts totaling approximately $1 billion by the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program to manufacture naval nuclear reactor components for Ford-class carrier construction. Work will be performed at locations in Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana.

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group will invest over $80 million to expand its Mount Vernon, Indiana facility, adding more than 60 jobs by 2021. The expansion includes building improvements and new machinery for increased production of naval nuclear reactor components.