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SWVA ‘ideal’ for small nuclear reactors, study says
Seven potential sites identified in region
Sites in Dickenson, Lee, Scott and Wise counties and the city of Norton would be “ideal” for installing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), according to a state-funded feasibility study released
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BWXT wins potential $45B DOE contract
Lynchburg contractor to oversee radioactive waste cleanup
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A joint venture led by BWX Technologies Inc. has won a federal contract worth up to $45 billion — its largest ever — from the U.S. Department of Energy to
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Grid transformation offers challenges, opportunities
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Chris Rawlings was a mechanic who wanted to be a pilot. He left the Marine Corps in 2008 after deploying twice to Iraq, where he supervised an aircraft maintenance team,
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SHARON SMOOT
President, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc., Lynchburg
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Smoot is a unicorn — a Black woman overseeing 4,700 employees in the highly technical field of manufacturing components for nuclear reactors. Named last summer as head of the Lynchburg-based
Framatome CEO retiring; CFO to be promoted
Katherine Williams to become CEO of Lynchburg nuclear company in July
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Framatome Inc. President and CEO Gary Mignogna will retire July 1, and Chief Financial Officer Katherine Williams will succeed him, the Lynchburg-based nuclear reactor and fuel company announced Tuesday. Mignogna
BWXT names general counsel
Ronald O. "Chip" Whitford Jr. replaces Thomas E. McCabe
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Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has promoted Ronald O. “Chip” Whitford Jr. to senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, the Fortune 1000 federal contractor announced Wednesday.
Virginia 500 Spotlight: Rex D. Geveden
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CEO and president, BWX Technologies Inc. Lynchburg BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO OTHERS: Write and track your life goals — family, financial, career, experiential, spiritual, etc. I’ve been
Southwest Virginia could get small modular nuclear reactor
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In early October, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his goal of developing a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Southwest Virginia within 10 years, part of a plan to make the
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Elections overshadow 2023 state legislative agenda
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Election years are not the time to make waves in Virginia’s legislature, says Greg Habeeb, a former Roanoke delegate who now advises clients pursuing legislation in the General Assembly. Big
BWXT begins production of fuel for 1st U.S. microreactor
Part of $37M Project Pele
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Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has begun producing the nuclear fuel that will power the first microreactor built and operated in the United States, the company announced Wednesday. BWXT will manufacture