Jerry Petersen
The Wyoming Energy Authority has awarded a BWX Technologies subsidiary phase 2 of a contract for continued engineering work on small-scale nuclear reactors.
The aim of the contract is to determine the viability of using microreactor systems to augment Wyoming’s power supply, BWXT said Monday.
Work under phase 2, which is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2025, includes BWXT Advanced Technologies completing the lead microreactor unit’s conceptual design and developing a microreactor fleet model and a regulatory engagement plan.
Phase 2 also covers the demonstration of the ability of Wyoming’s supply chain to manufacture nuclear components. Identifying the areas where the supply chain could carry out the demonstration was done under phase 1.
Commenting on the award, BWXT AT President Joe Miller praised the “extraordinary support” Wyoming has shown for the deployment of microreactors, adding, “We look forward to taking this next step forward with the Wyoming Energy Authority and very much appreciate the vision of a clean, reliable and practical energy future demonstrated by both Governor Mark Gordon and the Authority’s Executive Director Rob Creager.”
BWXT AT co-developed the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor with the Department of Energy under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. The company said it is leveraging the achievements of that program in its work in Wyoming.
