James Canafax

Director/Board Member at

The Babcock & Wilcox Co.

55 year

57 connections

Industrial Services

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Producer Manufacturing

Profile

Currently, James D.
Canafax serves as Secretary, Director, Senior VP & General Counsel at BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. and as Director at The Babcock & Wilcox Co. Formerly, Mr. Canafax was Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at NuScale Power Corp.
from 2025 to 2026; Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Senior VP at BWX Technologies, Inc. from 2013 to 2018; Assistant General Counsel at McDermott International, Inc. from 2001 to 2010; Senior Counsel, Assistant Secretary & Legal Manager at McDermott, Inc. in 2006; and Senior Associate at Jones Walker Law Firm.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University.

James Canafax active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. The Babcock & Wilcox Co. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and designs steam generating systems for thermal power plant	Director/Board Member	-
BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Designs and manufactures nuclear products & services	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of James Canafax

Companies	Position	End
NUSCALE POWER CORPORATION	General Counsel	2026-05-28
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Compliance Officer	2018-05-07
MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-12-31
McDermott, Inc. McDermott, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides marine engineering, construction, procurement and installation services	General Counsel	2006-11-30
Jones Walker Law Firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	9
McDermott International, Inc. McDermott International, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Operates as an energy contracting company that provides engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry	Industrial Services
Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
BWX Technologies, Inc. BWX Technologies, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures and supplies nuclear reactor components for submarines and aircraft carriers	Electronic Technology
BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Designs and manufactures nuclear products & services	Utilities
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. The Babcock & Wilcox Co. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and designs steam generating systems for thermal power plant	Producer Manufacturing
Jones Walker Law Firm
McDermott, Inc. McDermott, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides marine engineering, construction, procurement and installation services	Industrial Services
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
NuScale Power Corp. NuScale Power Corp. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Provides water nuclear modular reactor technology	Producer Manufacturing