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Contracts & Procurement

Awards, protests, extensions, and re-competes for management and operating contracts and major subcontracts across the weapons complex and commercial nuclear sector.

  • NNSA awards BWXT subsidiary with depleted uranium capability in Tennessee

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has *awarded a BWX Technologies (BWXT) subsidiary with a contract for licensing, design and operation of High Purity Depleted Uranium production in Tennessee. BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, the subsidiary awarded the capability, will produce this form of uranium in Jonesborough, Tenn. at a manufacturing plant it establishes at its own […]

  • New contractors prepare to take reins at Portsmouth, Paducah

    Two new Department of Energy contractor teams this week take over billions of dollars’ worth of work at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio and the Paducah Site in Kentucky. A new Amentum-led team will be in charge of remediation at Portsmouth while an AtkinsRéalis-led team will take landlord responsibility at both Portsmouth and Paducah. This […]

  • Perma-Fix signs labor union contract for Richland plant

    ARLINGTON, VA — Perma-Fix has ratified an expanded labor agreement with Local 598. Building Trades Union that covers the company’s 35-acre treatment facility near the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Richland, Wash., the company’s CEO said Thursday. Perma-Fix CEO Mark Duff made the announcement Thursday Sept. 25 at DOE’s annual National Cleanup Workshop here. […]

  • Wrap up: Brandon Williams sworn in; Fluor awarded potential $3.5 billion IDIQ; Markey criticizes Wright’s Oklo ties; more

    Brandon Williams, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the National Nuclear Security Administration, was sworn into his role Thursday morning, according to James McConnell, NNSA’s associate principal deputy administrator. McConnell announced the news during a panel discussion shortly after 10 a.m. Eastern Time at the Department of Energy’s National Cleanup Workshop in Arlington, Va.  Williams […]

  • Amentum expects to provide 3,000 UK jobs in UK-US deal

    Amentum announced plans to create 3,000 new jobs over the next four years to support the growth of the United Kingdom’s nuclear power and defense industry. The engineering solutions company’s announcement came as a part of a handful of deals between UK and U.S. nuclear companies following President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom […]

  • Amentum expects to provide 3,000 UK jobs in UK-US deal

    Amentum announced plans to create 3,000 new jobs over the next four years to support the growth of the United Kingdom’s nuclear power and defense industry. The engineering solutions company’s announcement came as a part of a handful of deals between UK and U.S. nuclear companies following President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom […]

  • New West Valley Cleanup contractor to brief citizen panel

    The Citizen Task Force for the West Valley Demonstration Project in Ashford, N.Y., meets this Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time at Ashford Town offices. The Citizen Task Force is scheduled to hear an update from BWX Technologies-led West Valley Cleanup Alliance, the new remediation contractor at West Valley. Peggy Loop, a West […]

  • NNSA awards Parsons courter-nuclear smuggling task order in Indo-Pacific

    Technology provider Parsons announced Wednesday the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded the company a $13 million multiple award contract for deploying systems for counter-nuclear smuggling in the Indo-Pacific. The task order calls to deliver “end-to-end” support for counter-nuclear smuggling systems in 18 countries in the region, the press release said. Support could come in […]

  • Wrap Up: BWXT wins $1.5B DUECE contract; GLE completes demo; Amentum wins UK biz; much more

    BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced Tuesday the award of a contract valued at $1.5 billion to support national defense-focused domestic uranium enrichment for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear company will begin tackling the list of requirements for building the Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant, the […]

  • BWXT wins $1.5 billion contract for NNSA defense fuels pilot at Oak Ridge

    BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced Tuesday the award of a contract valued at $1.5 billion to support national defense-focused domestic uranium enrichment for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear company will begin tackling the list of requirements for building the Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant, the […]

  • NNSA awards Parsons nuclear smuggling task order in Indo-Pacific

    Technology provider Parsons announced Wednesday the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded the company a $13 million multiple award contract for deploying systems for counter-nuclear smuggling in the Indo-Pacific. The task order calls to deliver “end-to-end” support for counter-nuclear smuggling systems in 18 countries in the region, the press release said. Support could come in […]

  • BWXT wins $1.5 billion contract for NNSA defense fuels pilot at Oak Ridge

    BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced Tuesday the award of a contract valued at $1.5 billion to support national defense-focused domestic uranium enrichment for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear company will begin tackling the list of requirements for building the Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant, the […]

  • BWXT taps new chief strategy officer to report to CEO

    Rik Geiersbach was just appointed chief strategy officer for BWX Technologies and will report directly to CEO Rex Geveden, the nuclear fuel company announced Monday on its website. “As chief strategy officer, Rik will lead the development, execution and integration of BWXT’s enterprise strategy and merger and acquisition initiatives,” Geveden said in the release. “His […]

  • GAO: NNSA M&O contractors lack reliable cost estimates for subcontracts

    Management and operating (M&O) contractors at National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have not developed reliable cost estimates for fixed-price construction subcontracts, the Government Accountability Office said. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has a cost estimating guide that established 12 steps that “reflect commercial best practices to help agencies develop comprehensive, well documented, accurate, and credible […]

  • GAO: NNSA M&O contractors lack reliable cost estimates for subcontracts

    Management and operating (M&O) contractors at National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have not developed reliable cost estimates for fixed-price construction subcontracts, the Government Accountability Office said. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has a cost estimating guide that established 12 steps that “reflect commercial best practices to help agencies develop comprehensive, well documented, accurate, and credible […]

  • BWXT taps new chief strategy officer to report to CEO

    Rik Geiersbach was just appointed chief strategy officer for BWX Technologies and will report directly to CEO Rex Geveden, the nuclear fuel company announced Monday on its website. “As chief strategy officer, Rik will lead the development, execution and integration of BWXT’s enterprise strategy and merger and acquisition initiatives,” Geveden said in the release. “His […]

  • Current waste treatment deals end in December

    The Department of Energy’s current orders for national low-level and mixed low-level commercial waste treatment are scheduled to expire Dec. 3, according to a DOE Office of Environmental Management website. The nuclear cleanup office announced last week it has awarded five-year basic ordering agreements for five companies: EnergySolutions; Perma-Fix Environmental Services; Veolia Nuclear Solutions Federal […]

  • DOE interested in small contractors for Hanford work

    The Department of Energy said last week it will shop around for qualified small businesses capable of doing general support service work at the Hanford Site at Richland, Wash. The DOE Office of Environmental Management published a sources sought notice Aug. 26 on Sam.gov and on the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center website. The DOE […]

  • DOE interested in small contractors for Hanford work

    The Department of Energy said last week it will shop around for qualified small businesses capable of doing general support service work at the Hanford Site at Richland, Wash. The DOE Office of Environmental Management published a sources sought notice Aug. 26 on Sam.gov and on the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center website. The DOE […]

  • Current waste treatment deals end in December

    The Department of Energy’s current orders for national low-level and mixed low-level commercial waste treatment are scheduled to expire Dec. 3, according to a DOE Office of Environmental Management website. The nuclear cleanup office announced last week it has awarded five-year basic ordering agreements for five companies: EnergySolutions; Perma-Fix Environmental Services; Veolia Nuclear Solutions Federal […]

  • Five companies land DOE agreements for low-level waste

    Five companies were picked this week by the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office to receive basic ordering agreements to handle nationwide low-level and mixed low-level commercial waste treatment services. The companies announced Thursday by DOE’s Office of Environmental Management are: EnergySolutions of Salt Lake City, Utah; NAC Philotechnics Ltd. of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Perma-Fix […]

  • Amentum hires Jacobson as VP for nuclear strategy and growth

    Amentum has appointed Shaun Jacobson to serve as its vice president of nuclear strategy and growth, the company said Wednesday.  Jacobson has more than 25 years of experience in power generation including nuclear, natural gas, and renewable energy, according to Amentum’s Wednesday press release. Jacobson announced his new role with Amentum Wednesday on LinkedIn. “What […]

  • Amentum largely avoids DOGE, tariff impacts so far

    Amentum, a major contractor for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, has seen little impact so far from cost-cutting efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the company said last week. “Although a limited number of our contracts for the U.S. government have been affected by DOGE and other changes in […]

  • Amentum execs bank on nuclear, defense growth

    Earnings rose at Amentum, Chantilly, Va., during the past quarter, which the company attributed in part to the White House and congress prioritizing nuclear power and national defense.   Net earnings for the quarter ended June 27 were $10 million, or $0.04 a share, up from a $26 million loss, or a loss of $(0.29) a […]

  • Leidos reports increase in second quarter earnings

    Earnings rose at Leidos, Reston, Va., in the second quarter, which the national security and technology company attributed to controlling expenses in a time of “uncertainty” and some new contract awards.  For this year’s second quarter, Leidos reported a net margin of 9.2% and net income of $393 million on sales of $4.25 billion, up […]

  • BWXT enjoys strong quarter led by government operations

    Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va. in the second quarter, which the company attributed to strong performances in government operations. “We had exceptionally strong second quarter 2025 financial results driven by solid operational performance and pacing of work, particularly in Government Operations, which was complemented by robust bookings in both segments, leading to record […]

  • BWXT enjoys strong quarter led by government operations

    Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va. in the second quarter, which the company attributed to strong performances in government operations. “We had exceptionally strong second quarter 2025 financial results driven by solid operational performance and pacing of work, particularly in Government Operations, which was complemented by robust bookings in both segments, leading to record […]

  • AtkinsRéalis sees significant jump in quarterly earnings

    Earnings rose at AtkinsRéalis Group Montreal, Canada in the second quarter, which the engineering company attributed to strong demand for nuclear services and an after-tax gain from the sale of its minority interest in an Ontario highway. Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30 were (CAN) $2.3 billion (US $1.67 billion) or (CAN) […]

  • AtkinsRéalis sees significant jump in quarterly earnings

    Earnings rose at AtkinsRéalis Group Montreal, Canada in the second quarter, which the engineering company attributed to strong demand for nuclear services and an after-tax gain from the sale of its minority interest in an Ontario highway. Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30 were (CAN) $2.3 billion (US $1.67 billion) or (CAN) […]

  • Leidos reports increase in second quarter earnings

    Earnings rose at Leidos, Reston, Va., in the second quarter, which the national security and technology company attributed to controlling expenses in a time of “uncertainty” and some new contract awards.  For this year’s second quarter, Leidos reported a net margin of 9.2% and net income of $393 million on sales of $4.25 billion, up […]