EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.
Lynchburg, VA · Parent: Bwx Technologies Inc
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.6M lbs 94.6%
- Off-site Transfers 116.0K lbs 4.3%
- Land Disposal 16.9K lbs 0.6%
- Air Releases 15.2K lbs 0.6%
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.'s 2.7M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 94.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lynchburg, VA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 502.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 693 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. is pounds #13 and chemical-count #23 at 2.7M lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC; Griffin Pipe Products Co; TRI Tech Laboratories LLC; Slocum Adhesives Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Virginia: Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant; Kowa Kentucky Inc.; Apollo Metals Ltd; Sanluis Rassini-Rassini Chassis Systems LLC. Other Bwx Technologies Inc sites in this extract: Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group; Cunico Corp a Bwxt Co; Bwx Technologies Inc Nuclear Operations Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Lead compounds.
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (94.6% water discharges) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant and Kowa Kentucky Inc..
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. inside Campbell's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. reports the 6th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 87.5% of every pound reported in Campbell. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 94.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant and Kowa Kentucky Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Campbell's reported pounds (3.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 613.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 502.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.'s land releases fell from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.'s water releases fell from 586.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 477.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 19.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (488.9K lbs to 502.5K lbs).
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 488.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 642.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 474.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 613.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 502.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.6M lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 41.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 28.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 24.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 18.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 732 lbs | - |
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc.
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC, Griffin Pipe Products Co, TRI Tech Laboratories LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Winston Salem Plant, Kowa Kentucky Inc., Apollo Metals Ltd.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Adm Processing, Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant, Century Aluminum of South Carolina. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Adm Processing Velva, ND · Chemicals 2.7M lbs reported
- Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant Arden, NC · Electric Utilities 2.7M lbs reported
- Century Aluminum of South Carolina Goose Creek, SC · Primary Metals 2.7M lbs reported
- F08 - Frankfort Oilseeds Frankfort, IN · Food 2.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Bwx Technologies Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group, Cunico Corp a Bwxt Co, Bwx Technologies Inc Nuclear Operations Group.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC. Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lynchburg, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332410 · Fabricated Metals. 87.5% of Campbell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Adm Processing (Δ 5.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bwxt Nuclear Operations Group Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov