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BWXT to probe options for new centrifuge pilot plant under contract with NNSA

August 30, 2024, 12:01PMNuclear News

BWX Technologies announced on August 26 that its Nuclear Fuel Services subsidiary had received a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration for a yearlong engineering study of a pilot plant capable of testing a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and producing domestic-origin enriched uranium the NNSA can use for multiple national security purposes. BWXT, which has a long history of providing fuel fabrication and downblending services for the federal government, has not—until now—included enrichment in its portfolio.

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BWXT to probe options for new centrifuge pilot plant under contract with NNSA

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