On 26 January 2026, two companies announced plans to expand centrifuge manufacturing facilities in Oak Ridge, TN. BWXT opened its Centrifuge Manufacturing Development Facility. Another company, Centrus, announced the plan to expand the Technology and Manufacturing Center.

For BWXT, the facility is part of the plan to establish the supply of unobligated domestic enriched uranium. The company received a $1.5 billion contract from NNSA in September 2025.

The Centrus expansion is supported by funds provided by the Department of Energy earlier in January 2026.