For the past several months, an interesting battle has played out in the city of Jonesborough. In September 2025, Virginia-based nuclear company BWX Technologies (BWXT) was awarded a 10-year contract valued at $1.6 billion by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to construct a nuclear manufacturing plant in Jonesborough. This facility would be the second facility owned by BWXT in Northeast Tennessee, as the co…
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