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NNSA awards BWXT $1.5B defense fuels contract
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded BWX Technologies a contract valued at $1.5 billion to build a Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant in Tennessee in support of the administration’s efforts to build out a domestic supply of unobligated enriched uranium for defense-related nuclear fuel.
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Over the past 10 yr, nuclear power in the United States has been in a very difficult period. No new power plant orders have been placed, orders have been cancelled, construction has been delayed, costs have escalated, and concern for safety has impeded development. Yet, the need for nuclear power in the future appears to be growing. For the United States to play a major role in the nuclear industry of the 21st century, the problems of the past must be identified and corrected. This may include the development of “inherently” or “demonstrably” safe reactors that are not based on current light water reactor technologies.