Fluor is involved in the management and operation of U.S. nuclear weapons facilities.
Nuclear weapons
Fluor is the lead partner in Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), a joint venture with Newport News Nuclear (a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries).[i] Since 2008, SRNS remains responsible for the management and operation of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site and Savannah River National Laboratory, which produces tritium and is currently being expanded to also include plutonium pit production, both critical components for nuclear weapons.[ii] The contract, potentially valued at $38 billion, runs until September 2026.[iii]
As a subcontractor of the joint venture Triad National Security[iv], Fluor “provides personnel, systems, tools and corporate reachback support for the critical area of capital construction” for the Los Alamos Laboratory.[v] The Los Alamos National Laboratory is responsible for the nuclear design and engineering and life extension programmes for U.S. nuclear warheads.[vi] The contract awarded to Triad National Security has a potential value of $47.8 billion and is expected to run until at least October 2028.[vii] In 2023, the NNSA also approved the start of the construction of infrastructure to allow for the production of plutonium pits, yet this has been put on hold after the South Carolina District Court ruled in September 2024 that the NNSA had violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to properly analyse alternatives.[viii]
In 2024, PanTexas Deterrence – a joint venture that is led by BWXT Technical Services Group and includes Fluor – received a contract award to manage and operate the Pantex Plant, the primary U.S. site for assembly of nuclear weapons.[ix] The contract involves an initial term of five years and may span up to 20 years, with a potential value of $30.1 billion.[x]
Fluor also manages and operates the Naval Nuclear laboratory, the lead design laboratory for U.S. nuclear submarines, including the nuclear armed Columbia Class submarines.[xi] In September 2025, it received a $2 billion contract modification for this work.[xii]
[i] Our Parent Companies (no date) | SRNS. Available at: https://www.savannahrivernuclearsolutions.com/about/parent.htm (Accessed: 2 September 2025).
[ii] ‘Fiscal Year 2025 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan-Biennial Plan Summary’, National Nuclear Security Administration (2024), pp. 3-4. Available at: FY2025 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan.pdf.
[iii] Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Contract (no date) Energy.gov. Available at: https://www.energy.gov/srs/articles/savannah-river-nuclear-solutions-llc-contract (Accessed: 2 September 2025); CONTRACT to SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC. | USAspending, 10 January 2008. Available at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_DEAC0908SR22470_8900_-NONE-_-NONE- (Accessed: 7 April 2026); U.S. Department of Energy Extends Fluor-led Savannah River Site Management and Operating Contract through September 2027. FLUOR Newsroom, 29 September 2022. Available at: https://newsroom.fluor.com/news-releases/news-details/2022/U.S.-Department-of-Energy-Extends-Fluor-led-Savannah-River-Site-Management-and-Operating-Contract-through-September-2027/default.aspx.
[iv] The joint venture, consisting of Battelle, the Texas A&M University System and University of California, includes two integrated subcontractors: Huntington Ingalls Industries and Fluor, and three small business subcontractors: Longenecker & Associates, Merrick-SMSI and TechSource. See About Us (no date) | Triad National Security, LLC. Available at: Home (Accessed: 29 September 2025).
[v] Ibid.
[vi] ‘Fiscal Year 2024 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan’, National Nuclear Security Administration (2023), p. F-15. Available at: FY24SSMP_FINAL_NOVEMBER_2023_0.pdf.
[vii] CONTRACT to TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC.| USAspending, 8 June 2018. Available at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_89233218CNA000001_8900_-NONE-_-NONE- (Accessed: 7 April 2026). See also NNSA announces extension of terms for Los Alamos National Laboratory management and operating contract. Energy.gov, 6 December 2022. Available at: NNSA announces extension of terms for Los Alamos National Laboratory management and operating contract | Department of Energy.
[viii] NNSA approves start of construction for plutonium pit production subproject at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Energy.gov, 9 February 2023. Available at: NNSA approves start of construction for plutonium pit production subproject at Los Alamos National Laboratory | Department of Energy; Historic Settlement Reached in NEPA Lawsuit Over Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production. NukeWatch, 27 January 2025. Available at: Settlement Reached in Historic NEPA Lawsuit Over Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production.
[ix] NNSA awards Pantex Management and Operating contract . Energy.gov, 13 June 2024. Available at: NNSA awards Pantex Management and Operating contract | Department of Energy.
[x] CONTRACT to PANTEXAS DETERRENCE, LLC.| USAspending, 13 June 2024. Available at: CONTRACT to PANTEXAS DETERRENCE, LLC | USAspending (Accessed: 29 September 2025).
[xi] Fluor Receives Five-Year Contract Extension for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Fluor, 9 October 2023. Available at: Fluor Receives Five-Year Contract Extension for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program | Fluor; Naval Nuclear Laboratory Contract (2018) Energy.gov. Available at: Naval Nuclear Laboratory Contract | Department of Energy (Accessed: 7 April 2026).
[xii] Miles Jamison, ‘Fluor Marine Propulsion Lands $2B Navy Contract Modification for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Support’, GOVCONWIRE, 19 September 2025. Available at: Fluor Lands $2B Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Contract.
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