BWXT's BANR microreactor selected for New Brunswick nuclear project

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BWXT’s BANR Microreactor Chosen for Canadian Transportable Nuclear Power Plant Project

October 5, 2026 4:05 PM EDT

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that Prodigy Clean Energy, Ltd., Pabineau First Nation and Eel River Bar First Nation have selected its BANR microreactor technology for a Transportable Nuclear Power Plant (TNPP) to be located in Belledune, New Brunswick.

Prodigy announced last month the Indigenous-led nuclear new build proposal in Belledune, which would feature an up to 50 megawatts electric full-scale Prodigy TNPP within the traditional territory of the Pabineau and Eel River Bar First Nations. The pilot project will be Indigenous-owned and validate plant logistics and operational... More