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BWXT Acquires Precision Components Group to Expand U.S. Nuclear Manufacturing

The deal adds more than 500,000 square feet and about 450 employees to BWXT’s commercial operations to boost capacity for reactor life‑extension, new builds and Navy work.

Overview

  • BWXT has completed its purchase of Precision Components Group and its subsidiaries, and PCG now operates inside BWXT’s Commercial Operations at its existing York, Pennsylvania, and Florence, New Jersey sites.
  • The acquisition brings more than 500,000 square feet of heavy‑manufacturing space and roughly 450 skilled workers to BWXT’s footprint.
  • BWXT gains specific fabrication capabilities including large‑envelope machining, heavy weldments, pressure‑vessel and heat‑exchanger work, and ASME‑certified component fabrication.
  • PCG will continue current contracts and workscopes for Electric Boat, Bechtel Plant Machinery and other U.S. Navy programs while serving commercial reactor programs.
  • BWXT flagged integration, demand, supply‑chain, labor and cost risks in its release and directed investors to its SEC filings, and the deal could ease U.S. supply‑chain bottlenecks and preserve local manufacturing jobs that support reactor life‑extension and new builds.