Naval Reactors

Boeing Names Independent Advisor to Lead Comprehensive Quality Review

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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as special advisor to Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun.

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  • as special advisor to Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun.
  • Admiral Donald and a team of outside experts will conduct a thorough assessment of Boeing's quality management system for commercial airplanes, including quality programs and practices in Boeing manufacturing facilities and its oversight of commercial supplier quality.
  • "I've asked him to provide an independent and comprehensive assessment with actionable recommendations for strengthening our oversight of quality in our own factories and throughout our extended commercial airplane production system.
  • He and his team will have any and all support he needs from me and from across The Boeing Company."

BWXT Announces $300 Million Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor Fuel

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract totaling approximately $300 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel.

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  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract totaling approximately $300 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel.
  • Under this contract, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., located in Erwin, Tennessee, will manufacture and deliver fuel for the Naval Reactors Program.
  • BWXT fuel and reactors power the U.S. Navy’s Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf and Los Angeles class submarines, as well as the Nimitz and Ford class aircraft carriers.
  • When production of fuel is complete, it is shipped to BWXT’s facility near Lynchburg, Virginia for final installation into the naval reactors that BWXT manufactures.

APTIM Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Decommission Ion Beam Facility

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected APTIM to deactivate, decommission, and remove (DD&R) the Ion Beam Facility (IBF), a former nuclear testing site within the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

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  • Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected APTIM to deactivate, decommission, and remove (DD&R) the Ion Beam Facility (IBF), a former nuclear testing site within the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
  • APTIM will coordinate its DD&R work with the DOE Office of Environmental Management and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to avoid disruptions at LANL.
  • “APTIM is proud to once again be selected by the DOE to restore and sustain the environment and surrounding communities,” said Senior Vice President of Nuclear Decommissioning David Lowe.
  • From 1952 to 1992, IBF operated horizontal and vertical accelerators to deliver a steady beam of particles with the energy, speed, and concentration necessary for research.

BWXT Subsidiary Awarded $428 Million Contract for Uranium Conversion and Purification Services

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary has been awarded a $428 million contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to provide purification and conversion services for highly enriched uranium (HEU).

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  • BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary has been awarded a $428 million contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to provide purification and conversion services for highly enriched uranium (HEU).
  • Under this five-year contract, NFS will establish a process line inside the facility before initiating conversion and purification operations.
  • Prior to this award, NFS successfully completed a $57.5 million “Phase I” contract that began in 2021.
  • BWXT cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the performance, timing, impact and value, to the extent contract value can be viewed as an indicator of future revenues, of the HEU conversion and purification services contract.

APTIM Reaches Major Milestone in Disposal of Radioactive Docked Refueling Facility

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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APTIM is on schedule to wrap up field activities on the SSSB by April, with project closure slated for June.

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  • APTIM is on schedule to wrap up field activities on the SSSB by April, with project closure slated for June.
  • “The removal of the SSSB’s wet pit is a major milestone in its dismantlement and disposal, but an even greater accomplishment is the safety performance executed by our Program Manager Bruce Fox and his team.
  • APTIM also safely removed and shipped offsite the major sources of radioactivity from the lower pump room.
  • In June 2020, APTIM was awarded the contract for the dismantlement and disposal of the SSSB for NAVSEA.

Akima Subsidiary Awarded $63M for Engineering, Professional, and Technical Services

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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HERNDON, Va., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akima today announced that its subsidiary, Akima Infrastructure Services, has been selected by Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) to provide staff augmentation capabilities for engineering, professional, and technical services at the Department of Energy (DOE) Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. The award has a 4-year period of performance and a total contract value of approximately $63 million, if all options are exercised.

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  • Akima Infrastructure Services, along with partners Strata-G, LLC and Pinnacle Specialty Group, will provide engineering, professional, and technical services to address specific project needs.
  • "Supporting the DOE mission has been a long-standing focus for Akima," said Duncan Greene, President of Akima's Mission Systems, Engineering & Technology Group.
  • The award was issued to Akima under the CNS Engineering Professional and Technical (EP&T) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA).
  • Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Akima, an Alaska Native Corporation, supporting vital government missions with the most demanding and specialized skill sets in the world.

HII Celebrates 170 Graduates of The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Ceremony

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Saturday, March 12, 2022
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global engineering and defense technologies provider HII (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises today for 170 graduates of the companys Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global engineering and defense technologies provider HII (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises today for 170 graduates of the companys Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).
  • Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin began the event by addressing the graduates as the shipyards newest leaders.
  • Today is just the next step towards your leadership role at Newport News Shipbuilding, and we and our country need you more than ever.
  • She told graduates at the heart of The Apprentice School and their development is craftsmanship, leadership and scholarship.

Amentum Team Awarded $28 Billion Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant Management Contract

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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NPOne will be responsible for performing all necessary operational and management functions required to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the two sites within the Nuclear Security Enterprise.

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  • NPOne will be responsible for performing all necessary operational and management functions required to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the two sites within the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
  • The performance-based, cost-plus-award-fee contract has a maximum value of $28 billion over a five-year base and five one-year option performance periods.
  • The estimated value of the contract is $2.8 billion annually and includes a four-month transition period starting in December 2021.
  • John Vollmer, Chief Executive Officer of Amentum, said, We are extremely pleased to have been awarded this contract.

Fluor Receives $1.16 Billion Contract Extension for Navy Nuclear Propulsion Work

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Monday, November 1, 2021
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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its Department of the Navy contract with Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fluor, was extended through fiscal year 2022.

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  • Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its Department of the Navy contract with Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fluor, was extended through fiscal year 2022.
  • The contract includes Naval Nuclear Propulsion work at the Navy Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) sites in New York, Pennsylvania and Idaho.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211101005638/en/
    Fluor Receives $1.16 Billion Contract Extension for Navy Nuclear Propulsion work.
  • Fluor won the initial base Navy contract in a joint Department of Energy and Department of Navy competition in July 2018.

Centrus Energy Corp. Reports Results of Annual Stockholder Meeting and Announces Extension of Section 382 Rights Agreement

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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BETHESDA, Md., June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE American: LEU) (the "Company") announced the results of its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 16, 2021.

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  • BETHESDA, Md., June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE American: LEU) (the "Company") announced the results of its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 16, 2021.
  • His last assignment in the Navy was a successful eight-year term as the Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
  • Following retirement in 2013, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., until 2015.
  • Centrus Energy is a trusted supplier of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry.