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BWX Technologies

HQ Lynchburg10000+ employeesNYSE:BWXT

BWX Technologies, or BWXT, supplies nuclear components, fuel-related capabilities and technical services to government and commercial customers.

PrimeFieldedAdvanced manufacturing and materialsAdvanced reactor fuel fabrication+4
Website
Prime obligations
$3.39B
Since FY2008 · incl. subsidiaries
Prime awards
72
Every award since FY2008
Capabilities
6

About BWX Technologies

BWX Technologies's naval business manufactures reactor components used in U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers, placing it upstream of the shipbuilding primes. The company also supplies research-reactor fuel, performs uranium processing and produces large pressure vessels and other nuclear equipment. Its published locations include Lynchburg, Virginia; Euclid, Ohio; Mount Vernon, Indiana; and Erwin, Tennessee. BWXT’s importance to naval propulsion should be distinguished from its commercial nuclear, environmental and Department of Energy work, which is not automatically DoD spending. Advanced Technologies is an operating business within the group, not an unrelated contractor.

Federal Prime Contracts$3.39B obligated · FY2011–FY2026

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Obligated
$3.39B
FY2011–FY2026
Contract actions
955
72 awards
Peak year
FY2012
$774M
Top buyer
U.S. Department of Energy
100% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $62.9MFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2011: $715M · 159 actionsFY2012: $774M · 165 actionsFY2013: $723M · 248 actionsFY2014: $475M · 204 actionsFY2015: $94.8M · 36 actionsFY2016: $97.0M · 26 actionsFY2017: $32.1M · 13 actionsFY2018: $10.6M · 10 actionsFY2019: $1.1M · 10 actionsFY2020: $3.3M · 7 actionsFY2021: $22.5M · 7 actionsFY2022: $26.6M · 9 actionsFY2023: $122M · 10 actionsFY2024: $77.9M · 13 actionsFY2025: $65.8M · 19 actionsFY2026 (to date): $147M · 19 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$147M195
FY2025$65.8M196
FY2024$77.9M134
FY2023$122M106
FY2022$26.6M94
FY2021$22.5M76
FY2020$3.3M75
FY2019$1.1M104
FY2018$10.6M104
FY2017$32.1M136
FY2016$97.0M266
FY2015$94.8M366
FY2014$475M20429
FY2013$723M24826
FY2012$774M16525
FY2011$715M15930

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Department of Energy$3.37B 100%
  2. NASA$14.9M 0.4%
  3. Defense Logistics Agency$277K 0.0%
  4. U.S. Army$173K 0.0%
  5. U.S. Navy$127K 0.0%
  6. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission$20K 0.0%
  7. Public Buildings Service$6K 0.0%
  8. Missile Defense Agency$500 0.0%

What they sell (PSC)

  1. Nuclear Reactors$2.23B 66%
  2. R&D- Defense Other: Services (Operational Systems Development)$528M 16%
  3. Other Environmental Services$484M 14%
  4. Steam Turbines and Components$117M 3.4%
  5. R&D- Energy: Nuclear (Engineering Development)$15.6M 0.5%
  6. Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$3.3M 0.1%
  7. Nuclear Components$2.6M 0.1%
  8. Support- Management: Other$2.5M 0.1%
  9. Operation of Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities$966K 0.0%
  10. Support- Professional: Program Evaluation/Review/Development$498K 0.0%
  11. Fuel Burning Equipment Units$191K 0.0%
  12. Lease or Rental of Equipment- Miscellaneous$173K 0.0%
  13. R&D- Agriculture: Other (Operational Systems Development)$110K 0.0%
  14. Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing$56K 0.0%
  15. Space and Water Heating Equipment$49K 0.0%
  16. All other−$1.1M -0.0%

Industry (NAICS)

  1. Plate Work Manufacturing$1.88B 56%
  2. Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing$585M 17%
  3. Facilities Support Services$528M 16%
  4. All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing$364M 11%
  5. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)$14.3M 0.4%
  6. Engineering Services$3.9M 0.1%
  7. Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal$3.6M 0.1%
  8. Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing$3.6M 0.1%
  9. Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$3.3M 0.1%
  10. Petroleum Refineries$608K 0.0%
  11. All other$416K 0.0%

Where the work is done

  1. Virginia$2.02B 60%
  2. Tennessee$824M 24%
  3. Ohio$529M 16%
  4. North Carolina$14.3M 0.4%
  5. Pennsylvania$77K 0.0%
  6. Georgia$20K 0.0%
  7. New York$12K 0.0%
  8. District of Columbia$6K 0.0%
  9. Alabama$500 0.0%
  10. Michigan−$1.3M -0.0%

Contract pricing

  1. Fixed Price Redetermination$1.70B 50%
  2. Fixed Price Incentive$652M 19%
  3. Cost Plus Award Fee$527M 16%
  4. Firm Fixed Price$511M 15%

Competition

  1. Not Competed$2.74B 81%
  2. Full and Open Competition$530M 16%
  3. Not Available for Competition$117M 3.4%
  4. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$1.5M 0.0%
  5. Competed Under SAP$716K 0.0%
  6. Not Competed Under SAP$127K 0.0%

Largest awards10

Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.

Joint ventures

Counted separately: their awards are not included in BWX Technologies's totals above.

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Capabilities6

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain9 facilities

Facilities9

  • BWXT Innovation Campus headquarters
    Headquarters · Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Barberton facility
    Factory · Barberton, Ohio, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • BWXT Digital Center
    Office · Melbourne, Florida, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Charlotte corporate office
    Office · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Erwin facility
    Factory · Erwin, Tennessee, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Euclid facility
    Factory · Euclid, Ohio, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Jonesborough facility
    Factory · Jonesborough, Tennessee, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Lynchburg facility
    Factory · Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Mount Vernon facility
    Factory · Mount Vernon, Indiana, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

Hiring Observations

Official careers and open roles ↗

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Sources10

Profile1

  1. 1
    OtherBWX Technologies

    Wikipedia · Supports Organization · hq city

    “BWX Technologies, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia that supplies nuclear components and fuel internationally.”

Technologies9

  1. 2
    CompanyBWXT Awarded $189 Million Naval Nuclear Fuel Contract

    BWX Technologies · Oct 1, 2026 · Supports Organization · ticker, Organization technology

    “BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced the award of a contract totaling approximately $189 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel.”
  2. 3
    CompanyU.S. Army Chooses BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR) for Janus Program

    BWX Technologies · Aug 26, 2026 · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization technology

    “A U.S.-based company with more than 11,000 employees, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, nuclear medicine, space exploration and environmental restoration.”
  3. 4
    NewsProject Pele progress: BWXT delivers fuel to INL

    American Nuclear Society (Nuclear Newswire) · Dec 4, 2025 · Supports Organization technology

    “BWXT manufactured and shipped the fuel from its facilities in Lynchburg, Va., where the company is also constructing the prototype reactor.”
  4. 5
    CompanyNaval Nuclear Propulsion

    BWX Technologies · Supports Organization · description, Organization technology

    “Today, our reactors power the Navy’s Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf and Los Angeles-class submarines, and we have delivered components for the new Columbia-class submarine currently under construction.”
  5. 6
    CompanyLocations - | People Strong. Innovation Driven.

    Supports Facility, Organization, Organization technology

    “BWXT Innovation Campus”
  6. 7
    NewsBWXT to build nuclear reactor for Army base (Cardinal News)

    Supports Organization technology

    “BWXT manufactures TRISO fuel at its Campbell County facility.”
  7. 8
    CompanyPrimary-source capability evidence: bwx-technologies

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “multiple ceramic layers—including silicon carbide—that make it extremely durable under high heat, radiation, and corrosive conditions.”
  8. 9
    CompanyProject Pele

    BWX Technologies · Supports Organization technology

    “a transportable nuclear power system designed by BWXT and sponsored by the U.S. Department of War’s Strategic Capabilities Office.”
  9. 10
    CompanyBWX Technologies, Inc. | People Strong, Innovation Driven

    Supports Organization, Organization technology

    “Our legacy in naval nuclear propulsion dates back to the 1950s, when we designed”

Government identifiers1

UEI
CMT4S6G76QB5
confirmed · Checked Oct 10, 2026
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