BWX-led team awarded $45B contract for DOE’s Hanford site

BWX Technologies announced a contract with an estimated value of up to $45B over a 10-year ordering period from the U.S. Department of Energy for environmental management operations at the Hanford Site in Washington. The DOE announced that the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract was awarded to Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, LLC, which is a joint venture led by a BWXT subsidiary and includes subsidiaries of Amentum and Fluor. "This is the largest single contract award in our company’s history and is a stair-step achievement as we strengthen our leadership position in environmental restoration at highly technical projects across the nation," said Rex Geveden, BWXT’s president and chief executive officer. "Our company remains highly committed to this critical mission for the U.S. Department of Energy and our emphasis on environmental stewardship and sustainability more broadly going forward."