'BWX Technologies, Inc.' (or 'BWXT') is the group that operates the
Y-12 National Security Complex, and a member of the
Los Alamos National Security, LLC. They hold the contract to manage the
Pantex plant in Texas, alongside
Honeywell and
Bechtel Corporation. They also a part of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), which was awarded the Management & Operation (M&O) contract to operate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, on
May 8,
2007, to commence on
October 1,
2007.
After Babcock and Wilcox emerged from bankruptcy in 2006, the two companies (both subsidiaries of the McDermott International, Inc.) merged to form The Babcock and Wilcox Companies, headed by President John Fees.
The company is headquartered in
Lynchburg, Virginia, with offices in the Downtown district of the city.
External links
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BWXT web site