BWXT Manufactures TRISO Fuel Enabling First New Reactor Criticality Under DOE Program
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – Feb. 5, 2026) Last May, the Administration issued a series of Executive Orders aimed at strengthening and, in some cases, jump-starting the commercial and national security nuclear industries. Since then, BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) has played a vital role in delivering on the goals of those executive orders, including Executive Order 14301, which directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a reactor pilot program to test three advanced reactor designs by July 4.
Fueling the Advanced Reactor Era
We’re all watching it in real time: an exciting long overdue shift is happening in nuclear energy. Advanced reactors are now moving from concept to construction, and one factor is proving absolutely essential to that momentum: fuel. As developers pursue microreactors for a variety of “new-to-nuclear” applications, TRISO fuel has quickly emerged as the standard […]