Nuclear Construction Services

About us
Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Genera-
tion Group, Inc. (B&W NPG) draws on
existing and new resources to focus on
nuclear construction, service and compo-
nent fabrication. With significant experi-
ence in power plant and environmental
equipment installation, B&W NPG has the
planning expertise necessary to ensure
successful installation of a wide range of
large-scale modularized components for
the nuclear power industry.

B&W NPG also has access to the vast re-

sources of McDermott International, Inc.
and its subsidiaries. McDermott, parent
company to B&W, is a leading engineering
and construction company. Its subsidiary,
J. Ray McDermott’s Morgan City, Loui-
siana, facility provides B&W NPG with
world-class expertise in heavy component
fabrication and transportation.

Areas of expertise
• Heavy-wall vessels
• Specialty and modularized hauling
• Innovative lift crane
applications
• Design for constructability
B&W NPG’s construction capabilities include specialized heavy-lift applications.
Code certifications
• J. Ray McDermott
• ASME A-001 – Field assembly of boilers and boiler
• B&W NPG/Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., Inc.
external piping
welding staff
• ASME U-16447 – Assembly of Div. I pressure vessels
• B&W Welding Technology Council
• National Board R-1 – Repair of boilers, boiler
external piping and pressure vessels Morgan City facility
• ASME PP-254 – Field assembly of pressure piping
• ASME N – Renewal ongoing J. Ray McDermott’s Morgan City facility has built
more offshore structures and decks than any other
fabrication facility in the world – and is the model
Welding technology capabilities that McDermott used as it expanded its fabrication
B&W NPG is focused on continuous welding process capabilities worldwide. B&W NPG utilizes this valu-
improvement and technique development essential to able resource for its heavy component fabrication and
serving the nuclear power industry. transport for the nuclear power industry.
• The Morgan City facility is the leading offshore
Our welding resources include: fabrication facility on the Gulf of Mexico, and one
• B&W Research Center of the best equipped in the world, capable of
• Edison Welding Institute handling jobs of every size and complexity.
• B&W Nuclear Operations Group (Continued on reverse side.)
 • Modern facilities provide pre-fabricated compo-
nents to meet all the needs of the Morgan City
yard, which in turn speeds construction, holds
down costs and improves quality.
• Morgan City is also home to a fleet of vessels oper-
ated by J. Ray McDermott’s marine division.

Morgan City infrastructure

• Total acreage: 589 (239 ha)
• Developed acreage: 287 (116 ha)
• Acres under roof: 35 (14 ha)
• Storage: Outside 31 acres, under cover 4 acres
(12.5 and 1.6 ha)
• Length of bulkhead: 13,000 ft (3,962 m) McDermott’s Morgan City facility provides B&W NPG with
• Minimum channel depth to open sea: 20 ft (6.1 m) world-class expertise in heavy component fabrication and
• Distance to open sea: 30 miles (48.3 km) transportation.
• Module assembly buildings
»» 2 buildings with eight 100 x 400 ft (30.5 x 122 m)
bays each
»» Subassembly construction
»» Weather protection – no delays or interruptions
• General facilities
»» 450,000 ft2 (41,805 m2) of covered storage and
additional fabrication capacity
»» 2500 ft (762 m) barge slip adjacent to assem-
bly buildings
»» Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status

Looking to the future

At B&W NPG we:
• Build on our existing capabilities
• Focus on our customers’ nuclear construction
needs
• Provide maintenance, service support, capital
projects and new plant construction services
B&W NPG’s facilities are designed for constructing and trans-
porting heavy-wall pressure vessels.

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Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Group, Inc. Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Group, Inc. is a subsidiary
800 Main Street, 3rd floor of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). Established in 1867, B&W
P.O. Box 1180 is a world leader in providing steam generating and emissions control
Lynchburg, Virginia 24505-1180 USA equipment, nuclear operations and components, and defense program
Phone: 434.522.6800 management services.
Fax: 434.522.6837
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