BWXT Technologies

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Active
HTGR

Company overview

Founded
1999
Total funding
$1.5B NNSA contract (mid-2025)
Technology
HTGR — High-Temperature Gas Reactor

About

BWXT is a premier manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for the US Navy and a key SMR supply chain partner. The company is developing the BANR (50 MWe HTGR) and is the lead contractor for Project Pele — the US Army's transportable microreactor. BWXT manufactures TRISO fuel for multiple SMR developers including Kairos Power. Received a $1.5 billion NNSA contract in mid-2025 for domestic uranium enrichment.

Key investors

US Government (DOE, US Army, NNSA)

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