Fortune 500 company lands $2.4 billion deal for military nuclear work

NewsA crew member of the United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) throws a line ashore as the submarine arrives at Fleet Base West, Rockingham, Western Australia.U.S. NavyBy Kayode Crown | kcrown@al.comThe Pentagon, on Sept. 24, awarded Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC, Arlington, Virginia, $2.4 billion for Naval Nuclear Propulsion work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory.According to the contract notice released Oct. 23, the work will be performed at the lab’s facilities located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Schenectady, New York; and Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., issued the award.Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC is a special purpose entity of Fluor Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.Through that entity, the corporation has managed and operated the Naval Nuclear Laboratory, where the propulsion program is carried out, since 2018. Its work encompasses naval nuclear propulsion technology, including the research, design, construction, testing, operation and maintenance.The lab, which has develops advanced naval nuclear propulsion technology and trains nuclear operators for the crews of submarines and aircraft carriers.In 2023, the Fluor Corporation announced a five-year contract extension running through 2028.“Fluor has supported our nation’s security since 1944,” Tom D’Agostino, then-president of Fluor’s Mission Solutions business, said at the time in a statement. “We are proud that the U.S. government continues to place its confidence in us to ensure that the nuclear Navy remains superior and is able to carry out its vital missions anywhere in the world. We look forward to supporting the Naval Nuclear Laboratory as it continues to deliver excellence to the men and women of the Navy who serve our country.”Kayode Crown covers trending news and national stories, with a focus on money, federal benefits, military contracts, space news, collectibles and government programs that affect readers across the country. He...