Greg Wilkett, Fluor-BWXT President and CEO
Some Pike County students are getting a lesson in science, but if you ask them they are just having fun...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) volunteers recently helped the United Way of Ross County, along with their mascot, pack food for disadvantaged children enrolled in the Mighty Active Pack (M.A.P.) program. The M.A.P. program provides nutritious, easy-to-prepare food for more than 100 disadvantaged children in Ross County every weekend...
When Pike Pet Pals was called to help in a recent case of dozens of dogs requiring immediate care and medical assistance Fluor-BWXT (FBP) was ready to help with an emergency donation of $2,000...
The Fluor-BWXT Diversity Council is honored to offer their inaugural scholarship of $2,000 to two outstanding students in our community...
This week students were trading Valentine’s Day cards with their friends, but Fluor-BWXT wanted to show some love to local schools with a special Valentine’s Day delivery of school supplies. While back to school drives in the fall are very important, FBP employees wanted to help replace the broken crayons, lost markers, and other items that tend to be a significant need mid-year...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) Utilities Operator Tammy Henry has been working a rotating shift at the Portsmouth site for the past 42 years. She retired on Thursday, February 2. With a zest for adventure, she speaks fondly of her experience, plans to travel and enjoys reading...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) was one of several sponsors for this year’s Portsmouth Floodwall Murals banquet held at Shawnee State University. Proceeds from the fundraiser help maintain the murals, which cost approximately $20,000 a year to maintain. The murals are located in the Boneyfiddle district in Portsmouth and span more than 2,000 feet, depicting local history from ancient mound-building and sporting events to the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant...
The Fluor-BWXT (FBP) Diversity Council’s inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. poster contest called on Pike County students in junior high and high school to share the King Foundation’s message of community by using their creativity. More than 50 students entered the contest...
On their last day of work at Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP), Dean Bussa and Dockie Tackett shared that they plan to concentrate on three things during their retirement--golf, grandchildren, and volunteer work...
On the third Thursday of each month, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) retirees strengthen connections and exchange stories during lunch at a Waverly restaurant. Though their gathering place sometimes changes, the group is continuing a tradition that started more than 30 years ago...
Audible testing of the PORTS Public Warning System (PWS) will be conducted Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 25 and 26, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Audible testing of the PWS is conducted to ensure the system functions as intended and to familiarize site personnel and the public with the audible warning tones of the sirens...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) is currently accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors in Pike, Scioto, Ross and Jackson counties who are majoring in a science, technology, engineering, arts or mathematics (STEAM) course of study...
Supporting a program that benefits children in our local communities is one way the Women of Steel (WOS) reaches out to the community. This Christmas, the WOS donated $5,000 to Christmas Gifts for Children (CGFC) program, which serves approximately 3,000 children from surrounding communities...
The expansion of the SOAR Industrial Park at the Portsmouth Regional Airport is already growing the local economy. FBP has been a significant partner since breaking ground on the development, and is now supporting a new business within the park, Evans Food Group...
A new year will soon open a new chapter for Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth employee Denise Austin. After 43 years at the Portsmouth site, Austin has decided she is ready for retirement. On Thursday, Jan. 12, she will say goodbye to the workload and hello to more time exploring the life she has carved out for herself...
For nearly three decades, residents have been staring into the eyes/windows of a dilapidated commercial building in downtown Waverly. On Dec. 12, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) donated $47,000 to help finance the demolition of the Greenbaum Building that once overlooked the intersection of Market Street and Emmitt Avenue on U.S. 23. Removal of the building not only enhanced safety for local residents but also added substantial curb appeal to the neighborhood...
For three decades, the Christmas Gifts for Children (CGFC) program has become one of the favorite events of the Christmas season at the Portsmouth site. On Dec. 19, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) provided $11,967 for the campaign to help ensure that no child within their reach is forgotten at Christmas...
Waverly City Schools Community Outreach and Parent Engagement (COPE) program provides students with assistance through the support of local business partners like Fluor-BWXT (FBP)...
Every year, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth employees host fundraisers to support charitable agencies within the four-county area. During the Employee Giving Campaign (EGC), employees had opportunities to decide which county to support with their donations. In November, FBP representatives provided more than $8,000 in donations to the United Fund of Jackson County...
Fluor-BWXT is proud to partner with the Pike County YMCA with a donation of $4,000 to support operations and their commitment to the health of the community...
From uniform to uniform, Ron Coriell has retired after completing 33 years of service. Although his service at the Portsmouth site first started in 1989 with the Security Police Force, he most recently finished a 25-year stint at the Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) Fire Station. His retirement party was held at the station on Dec. 8...
Waverly’s dog pound on Alma Omega Road takes in about four dogs a day, depending on the phone calls they receive. On Dec. 7, Fluor-BXWT Portsmouth (FBP) donated $2,000 from the Employee Giving Campaign to Pike Pet Pals, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in Pike County that helps rehome, rescue or return more than 95 percent of pound animals. The donation will be used to cover the cost of vetting supplies, spaying/neutering, and/or vet bills for sick or injured animals...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) recently held their annual Employee Giving Campaign. In November, FBP representatives met with volunteers from the Pike County Community Fund (PCCF) to donate $21,585 from the campaign. During the campaign, employees had opportunities to decide where to send their donations...
Every year, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth employees host fundraisers to support charitable agencies within the four-county area. During the Employee Giving Campaign, employees had opportunities to decide which county to support with their donations. In November, FBP representatives presented nearly $9,000 in donations to the Portsmouth Area Ladies (PALS), an all-volunteer 501c3 organization that helps worthy causes in Scioto County...
In November, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) representatives met with the United Way of Ross County to donate $8,870 from their annual Employee Giving Campaign (EGC). Every year, FBP employees host a fundraising campaign to support charitable agencies within the four-county area. During the campaign, employees had opportunities to decide which county to support with their donations...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) is currently accepting internship applications for summer 2023. The FBP internship program provides college students from a wide range of educational programs the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in their chosen field of study...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) was named 2022 Large Business of the Year by the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce during an awards ceremony held at Shawnee State University. Fluor-BWXT (FBP) has been an influential contributor to several small businesses and organizations throughout Scioto County while completing significant milestones in the cleanup of the Department of Energy’s former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) has earned a Bronze Award for Non-Broadcast Video Production in the 43rd Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and are judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, and production companies, including Adobe, Netflix, Dow Jones, Duplass Brothers Productions, Complex Networks, Jennifer Garner, A&E Networks, Hearst Media, Nickelodeon, ESPN Films, RYOT, Partizan and Vimeo...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) employees recently shared an evening of mystery and fun to raise money for the Employee Giving Campaign at Twin Lakes Resort. Each year, fundraisers are held to generate charitable donations for non-profit organizations in Jackson, Pike, Ross, and Scioto counties...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) supports diversity, equity and inclusion at the Portsmouth site. Recently, FBP’s President and CEO Greg Wilkett, presented $20,000 to the FBP Diversity Council...
On Sept. 28, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth held a Health and Safety Fair for employees, with a 70s theme, in recognition of the 70th anniversary of the site. The event featured lunch, access to dozens of vendors, health screenings, question and answer sessions on retirement, and opportunities to participate in fundraising activities for the annual employee giving campaign...
The Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site, known by many locally as the A-Plant, has gone by many names over the past 70 years. However, the one thing that has remained the same is the dedicated workforce behind the site’s success. Once a month, retirees spanning generations of workers gather for lunch and an afternoon of stories and conversation...
Beginning Oct. 1, the Northeast Bypass Road, also known as Fog Road, at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Portsmouth Site in Pike County will be closed to public traffic from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday, through November 19. Drivers should seek alternate routes during this period...
On Sept. 20, representatives from Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) visited the James A. Rhodes Airport in Jackson to present a donation of $50,000 to support an expansion project. By the middle of next year, new aircraft hangars will be built at the facility, making room for a dozen more tenants...
For the past three years, the Make Wellston Beautiful organization has generously donated gift baskets for Fluor-BWXT’s (FBP) annual Employee Giving Campaign raffles and auctions. This year, they provided three baskets, with themes ranging from fall to Christmas...
The ebb and flow of life in a small river town can be filled with a variety of opportunities. Every year, a queen is crowned in Portsmouth for River Days, one of the longest-running festivals in Ohio. This year, Mychal and Taylor Cron, daughters of Fluor-BWXT’s Human Resource Manager Todd Cron, earned titles. Mychal was crowned Miss River Days and Taylor earned the title of Young Miss River Days. In addition to receiving other awards, Mychal earned Fluor’s President & Community Services & Leadership Award through the Friends of Portsmouth...
On Sept. 7, three Fluor-BWXT employees at the Portsmouth site received Fluor’s prestigious Silver Medallion for their courage, intuition, and quick actions to save the life of a co-worker who was exhibiting physical signs of a potentially serious illness...
Fluor-BWXT employees, along with the Department of Energy, Mid-America Conversion Services, and Enterprise Technical Assistance Services, Inc., at the Portsmouth site in Pike County recently collected food and monetary donations for area food pantries to support the Feds Feed Family food drive. On Sept. 6, FBP Deputy Site Project Director James Miller, visited the Pike Outreach Food Pantry in Waverly to deliver $1,050 in donations...
September 1 marked the first day of retirement for Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth site Chemist Monica TeVault...
When Charlie Beattie first began working as a janitor at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth site, he didn’t know he would eventually find his way to Power Operations. During the in-between years, he worked in Converter Maintenance, Cascade Maintenance, and Feed and Withdrawal Operations. Beattie retired this week from Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth with more than 46 years of service...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) is proud to support the hard work of Scioto County Fair 4-H participants who spent their summer preparing their market projects...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) is proud to support the hard work of Ross County Fair 4-H participants who spent their summer preparing their market projects...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) is proud to support the hard work of Pike County Fair 4-H participants who spend their summer preparing their market projects...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) recently donated $1,000 to the Scioto Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross to help with disaster relief programs in Jackson, Pike, and Scioto counties. The American Red Cross responds to natural disasters by providing immediate assistance to the affected families...
Jeff McCarty, a senior buyer at Portsmouth, has more than 30 years of commercial and government purchasing experience (seven years with Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth). Recently, he received his third Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC) Strategic Sourcing Most Valuable Player award. The award was established in 2018 to recognize outstanding performance by procurement and sourcing professionals who provide cost savings and/or added value to the Department of Energy...
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) recently donated $8,000 to Miracle City Academy (MCA) to purchase computers. The school was the location of FBP’s Joint Information Center over the last several years. FBP is currently relocating the center, freeing space for the school’s expansion of students and creating a need for more technology...
Audible testing of the Public Warning System (PWS) will be conducted at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site in Pike County on Wednesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 28, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m...
The Scioto County Commissioners presented Fluor-BWXT (FBP) two proclamations for promoting, industrial, economic, commercial and civic development for Scioto County over the past 10 years and recognizing the plant’s historical 70th-year milestone...
The Pike County Commissioners recognized Fluor-BWXT (FBP) for promoting industrial, economic, commercial, and civic development for Pike County over the past 10 years. The members presented a proclamation during their regular meeting in June...
Fifth graders at Oak Hill Elementary have found a new smiling friend in their science class. Earlier this year, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth donated $4,000 to the school for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) equipment. School officials purchased kits for the students to build programmable robots...
In May, Fluor-BWXT donated $1,000 to the Scioto Foundation for their Scioto 365 grant-making program. Each year, the foundation’s program provides financial support for current community projects, ranging from updating public parks to installing benches or seating in public spaces...
The U.S. Department of Energy and Fluor-BWXT will be offering public tours of the former gaseous diffusion plant in Piketon this summer. Guests will get the opportunity to learn about the history of the PORTS site as well as a first-hand look at the ongoing operations from a guided bus tour...
Three Scioto County students were the recipients of the 2022 Fluor-BWXT (FBP) STEAM Scholarship, a one-time, $2,000 award. Each year, FBP awards 12 college scholarships to area high school students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM). More than 100 applications for the scholarships were received this year...
Three Pike County students were the recipients of the 2022 Fluor-BWXT (FBP) STEAM Scholarship, a one-time, $2,000 award. Each year, Fluor-BWXT awards 12 college scholarships to area high school students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM). More than 100 applications for the scholarships were received this year...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) recently donated $25,000 to the Piketon Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) for economic development. The CIC, a private non-profit organization and the economic development arm of the Village of Piketon, is buying dilapidated properties for redevelopment and resale...
Three Ross County students were the recipients of the 2022 Fluor-BWXT (FBP) STEAM Scholarship, a one-time, $2,000 award. Each year, Fluor-BWXT awards 12 college scholarships to area high school students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM). More than 100 applications for the scholarships were received for this year’s scholarships...
Three Jackson High School seniors received a $2,000 scholarship from Fluor-BWXT (FBP) for their pursuit of a career in science, technology, engineering, arts or math (STEAM). FBP presents 12 college scholarships to area students each year...
The Jackson County Commissioners recognized Fluor-BWXT (FBP) for promoting industrial, economic, commercial and civic development for Jackson County over the past 10 years. The members, along with representatives of the Jackson County Economic Development Partnership (JCEDP) and area business leaders, presented a proclamation during their regular meeting in May...
Recently, two Fluor-BWXT employees were recognized for their significant roles in rescuing a member of the community who was stranded in Piketon during inclement weather...
Valley High School has captured first place in this year’s South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl. The regional competition, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), drew 18 schools and 30 teams from Scioto, Pike, Ross and Jackson counties. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, teams competed at their individual schools instead of gathering at one venue...
In the not so distant past, five-year-olds with school-issued laptops may have simply sounded like a pipe dream. At Jasper Elementary, though, technology has become an essential component in the classroom, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) donated $3,500 to purchase Chromebook computers and STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and math) activity items for the students...
Fluor-BWXT’s commitment to a strong and sustainable economy in southern Ohio was honored recently with a proclamation from the Ross County Commissioners during regular session...
This week, Fluor-BWXT (FBP) celebrates Engineers Week. As a large employer in southern Ohio requiring expertise from diverse engineering careers, FBP is proud to have employees who are dedicated to mentoring others. Today, February 24, is “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day).”...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) employees at the U.S. Department of Energy site in Pike County held a “Superbowl ThursDey” Tailgate Party for the Cincinnati Bengals today during lunch break...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) has extended the application deadline for the 2022 summer internship program to Feb. 21, 2022. The Fluor-BWXT internship program provides college students from a wide array of education disciplines to gain an opportunity to apply traditional academic classroom learning to actual hands-on work experience...
Fluor-BWXT (FBP) is currently accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors in Pike, Scioto, Ross and Jackson counties. Twelve scholarships, valued at $2,000 each, will be awarded this year to students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) programs...
Audible testing of the PORTS Public Warning System (PWS) will be conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 25 and26, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Audible testing of the PWS is conducted to ensure the system functions as intended and to familiarize site personnel and the public with the audible warning tones of the sirens...
