Supporting the nation since 1946, Naval Nuclear Laboratory is the U.S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion laboratory, known for developing technology that keeps submarine and aircraft-carrier fleets operating safely and reliably. It also trains the Sailors who operate those reactors, bringing engineering expertise directly to the fleet’s mission.
Naval Nuclear LaboratorySupporting the nation since 1946, Naval Nuclear Laboratory is the government-owned, contractor-operated research organization dedicated solely to naval nuclear propulsion. Nearly 8,000 employees work across its laboratories and training sites to develop technology for the Navy and prepare Sailors to operate nuclear-powered ships. Its history reaches back to Bettis’s engineering work on the prototype plant for USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine.WEST MIFFLIN, PA
BWX Technologies, IncTracing its roots to the 1850s, BWX Technologies, Inc. manufactures nuclear systems and components for U.S. naval propulsion, commercial energy, national security and space applications. The Lynchburg-based company has nearly 10,000 employees and 20 major operating sites across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, including a one-million-square-foot facility in Lynchburg. Its work also extends to nuclear fuel, environmental cleanup and nuclear medicine, with a history that includes components for the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine.EUCLID, OH
HIIWith roots in Newport News Shipbuilding, founded in 1886, and Ingalls Shipbuilding, founded in 1938, HII is a defense company shaped by more than 140 years of American shipbuilding. Formed as an independent company in 2011, it now employs more than 45,000 people and is known for building the nation’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. HII also develops mission technologies for defense and intelligence customers.541330PHILADELPHIA, PA
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)Established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy’s Bureau of Naval Weapons, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is a U.S. Navy command headquartered in Patuxent River, Maryland. Its military and civilian workforce supports Navy and Marine Corps aviation by developing and sustaining the systems that help their forces operate safely and effectively. NAVAIR’s work includes the full lifecycle of naval aviation programs, from engineering and testing through fleet readiness.PATUXENT RIVER, MD