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Of this work, approximately $424.6 million was issued
as options under previously announced contract awards in 2010 and 2013.
Approximately $110.5 million has been issued under new contracts awarded
in late 2014.
The work under these contracts, which began in January 2015, is being
performed at B&W NOG's facilities in three states over the next
several years.
The primary activity funded under these contracts is the manufacture
of nuclear propulsion components for Virginia Class submarines and Ford
Class aircraft carriers. Also included are work scopes for the disassembly
and recovery of highly enriched uranium materials.
"We are quite excited to continue our decades-long relationship
with the U.S. Naval Reactors Program, and these new awards will add
significantly to our solid backlog," said Peyton S. Baker, President
and Chief Operations Officer for B&W’s Government & Nuclear
Operations Group. "Our employees remain dedicated to providing
only the highest quality products and services that are critical to
supporting the defense of our nation."
B&W has been manufacturing naval nuclear components and reactors
since the 1950s, when it designed and fabricated components for the
USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine. Today,
B&W NOG manufactures naval nuclear reactors for the U.S. Department
of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration’s Naval Nuclear
Propulsion Program, which in turn supplies them to the U.S. Navy for
use in submarines and aircraft carriers. Fuel for the reactors is provided
by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., a subsidiary of B&W NOG.
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