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  • Bechtel-Hitachi-Japan Gas JV to Build UK Nuclear Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Hitachi-Japan Gas JV to Build UK Nuclear Plant

    Horizon Nuclear Power has chosen a joint venture of Bechtel, Japan Gas Corporation and Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe to build a two-reactor nuclear power plant in the U.K. Bechtel said Friday the Menter Newydd JV will perform initial front-end engineering and construction planning for the Wylfa Newydd plant in Wales before construction starts in 2020. Wylfa Newydd will work to supply low-carbon nuclear energy to as many as five million […] More

  • BWX Unit Secures Navy Nuclear Reactor Production Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BWX Unit Secures Navy Nuclear Reactor Production Contracts

    A business unit of BWX Technologies has been awarded $34.5 million in contracts to produce nuclear reactors and related components for the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines. BWXT‘s nuclear operations group will perform majority of the contract work at its facilities in Virginia, Ohio and Indiana in the next two years, BWX Technologies said Monday. […] More

  • Ray Johnson, Former Lockheed CTO, Appointed to Terrestrial Energy's Intl Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ray Johnson, Former Lockheed CTO, Appointed to Terrestrial Energy’s Intl Advisory Board

    Ray O. Johnson, a former Lockheed Martin chief technology officer and senior vice president, has joined the international advisory board of New York-based nuclear reactor system developer Terrestrial Energy. The 30-year defense industry veteran said Wednesday that he aims to help bring Terrestrial Energy’s molten salt reactor technology to the marketplace. Johnson supervised more than […] More