Fluor Marine Propulsion won a contract for naval nuclear propulsion work for the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. The award from the U.S. Defense Department comes under a $1.2 billion cost-plus-fixed fee contract, and includes options that could bring the total value to $13 billion.

The laboratory provides advanced nuclear propulsion work and technical support to the Navy. It specifically works on the Navy's aircraft carrier and submarine nuclear reactors.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory includes the Bettis and Knolls atomic power laboratories, the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site and the Naval Reactors Facility.

Work carried out under the contract will be conducted in Pittsburgh, Penn., Schenectady, N.Y., and Idaho Falls, Idaho.

No completion date was set for work carried out under the contract.