National Nuclear Security Administration

  • Aerial view of BWX Technologies, Inc.’s Nuclear Fuel Services facility in Erwin, Tennessee, one of the few U.S. sites licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to store and process highly enriched uranium for naval nuclear propulsion and defense-related fuel programs. Courtesy: BWXT
    Power

    BWXT Initiates NRC Pre-Application Process for HEU Enrichment Facility in Erwin, Tennessee

    BWX Technologies (BWXT) has formally notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent to seek a uranium enrichment license for a new production facility in Erwin, Tennessee, as a concrete step toward restoring a domestic supply of highly enriched uranium (HEU) for naval nuclear propulsion. The Erwin facility will be a centerpiece of […]

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    Nuclear

    MOX Nuclear Fuel Loaded in Russian Reactor, More to Come

    Power plant engineers have loaded 18 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies in Unit 4 at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Distinct from traditional nuclear fuel with enriched uranium, MOX fuel pellets are based on the mix of nuclear fuel cycle derivatives, such as plutonium oxide bred in commercial reactors and uranium oxide […]