Fall Emergency Response Drill

BWXT’s Toronto facility will conduct an emergency response drill this October in partnership with local emergency responders. These annual exercises ensure coordinated and well‑practiced response actions in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Employees receive ongoing training in emergency procedures, including fire prevention, evacuation routes and assigned roles.

BWXT shares general drill information with the community in advance through mailers, banners, our website, and our NEC Facebook group. BWXT does not publicly release drill dates or times, as doing so may influence employee response and reduce the effectiveness of the exercise. On the day of the drill, we will issue notifications that the drill is underway on our website and our BWXT NEC Facebook group.

BWXT Selling Medical Business to Nordic Capital

On August 3, BWXT announced an agreement to sell its Medical business to Nordic Capital, an experienced healthcare investor with broad expertise and a deep understanding of the radiopharmaceutical industry and its value chain.

The sale will enable BWXT to concentrate resources and capital on accelerating growth in its core nuclear national security and commercial nuclear power markets, areas central to the company’s long-term strategy.

BWXT remains bullish on long-term growth in the radiopharmaceutical market and will maintain a meaningful minority ownership stake in the divested business. BWXT will also continue providing specialized isotope and radiochemical expertise under the agreement.

Did You Know?

The natural uranium pellets manufactured by BWXT help produce approximately 25% of Ontario’s carbon‑free, reliable electricity.

Fewer than 10 natural uranium pellets are needed to power the average Canadian home for an entire year.

To generate the same amount of electricity as a single pellet, you would need 410 litres of oil, 350 cubic metres of natural gas, or 400 kilograms of coal - highlighting the efficiency and clean energy benefits of nuclear power.

At BWXT in Toronto we manufacture ceramic pellets from natural uranium dioxide powder. After pressing, baking, grinding and inspecting the pellets, we send them to our Peterborough facility where they are placed in CANDU® fuel bundles. Both our Peterborough and Toronto facilities are licensed by Canada’s nuclear regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Approximately 40 people work at BWXT in Toronto in high-value manufacturing positions, engineering and operations support. The pellets manufactured by our employees in Toronto are placed into fuel bundles in Peterborough and go on to power 25% of Ontario!