Nuclear centrifuge company to establish facility near Oak Ridge

BWXT Enrichment Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc., will establish a facility for the manufacturing of centrifuge assemblies in Oak Ridge near Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of the project, BWXT plans to create at least 60 new jobs and invest at least $45 million in a new facility. Additionally, the company announced today the purchase of 96.53 acres in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where this facility will be located. That site is part of BWXT’s long-term plans to support fuel production for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) defense program mission. BWXT employs more than 1,140 people in Tennessee, principally at two locations: Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin and its recently acquired Jonesborough facility.