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Centrus Energy has $15 million project to prepare K-1600 for demolition

Posted at 6:42 pm October 3, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The "footprint," the area where the K-25 Building used to be in west Oak Ridge, is pictured above at the East Tennessee Technology Park in west Oak Ridge. The white K-1600 Building is pictured in the middle of the "footprint." The brick building in the foreground is Oak Ridge Fire Station No. 4. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management)

The K-25 “footprint,” the area where the K-25 Building used to be in west Oak Ridge, is pictured above at the East Tennessee Technology Park in west Oak Ridge. The white K-1600 Building is pictured in the middle of the “footprint.” The brick building in the foreground is Oak Ridge Fire Station No. 4, and it includes the K-25 History Center. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management)

 

Centrus Energy Corporation has a $15 million project to prepare K-1600, a building in the middle of the historic K-25 “footprint,” for demolition.

On Tuesday, Centrus announced that it had received a work authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy for decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) work at the building. The work will include removing and disposing of equipment and materials to make K-1600 non-radiologically contaminated and non-possessing (i.e. unclassified), a press release said. The work will occur between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2019.

After the work is completed, DOE will be able to turn over K-1600 to a contractor to demolish it, the press release said. It’s one of the last remaining “legacy structures” on the 2,200-acre site of the World War II-era K-25 uranium enrichment plant, now known as the East Tennessee Technology Park, the press release said.

Many other buildings have been demolished there, including the five large gaseous diffusion buildings once used to enrich uranium for atomic weapons and commercial nuclear power plants. ETTP is now being converted into a large industrial park in west Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: AC100, centrifuges, Centrus, Centrus Energy, Centrus Energy Corporation, D&D, Daniel B. Poneman, decontamination and decommissioning, demonstration cascade, DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, ETTP, gas centrifuge, gaseous diffusion, Jeremy Derryberry, K-1600, K-25, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Technology and Manufacturing Center, U.S. Department of Energy, uranium enrichment, USEC, X Energy LLC

ORNL to extend contract for uranium centrifuge work, but at reduced level; could require layoffs

Posted at 8:27 pm September 11, 2015
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American Centrifuge Technology Manufacturing Center

The American Centrifuge Technology Manufacturing Center in south Oak Ridge is pictured above. (Photo courtesy USEC/Centrus Energy Corp.)

 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory intends to extend its contract with Centrus Energy Corporation for research on uranium enrichment centrifuges, but at a reduced level, with funding cut by about 60 percent, the company said Friday. Layoffs could be required, Centrus said in a press release.

The contract extension continues technology development activities at Oak Ridge facilities for advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges, but revenues won’t be used for operations in Piketon, Ohio, the press release said.

The new contract will cover a one-year period from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016, with the possibility for additional extensions, the release said.

It said the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to provide reduced funding will support continued developments of the company’s American Centrifuge technology—which has long-term importance for national and energy security. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges, American Centrifuge, centrifuges, Centrus, Centrus Energy Corporation, Congress, Daniel B. Poneman, nuclear power plants, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Piketon, Steve Penrod, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, uranium, uranium enrichment, uranium fuel

DOE explores options for enriched uranium technology for national security

Posted at 5:17 am May 6, 2014
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American Centrifuge Technology Manufacturing Center

The American Centrifuge Technology Manufacturing Center in south Oak Ridge is pictured above. (Photos courtesy USEC)

USEC, UT-Battelle to preserve centrifuge enrichment capabilities on interim basis

USEC and UT-Battelle have signed a $33.7 million, five-month contract to continue operating centrifuges and conducting research and development activities on a uranium enrichment project deemed important for national security and possible commercial use.

The agreement with UT-Battelle, which manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was signed May 1. The five-month term ends Sept. 30. The new agreement includes options for two six-month extensions valued at about $41.7 million each. The total price of the contract with the options is roughly $117 million.

USEC, which is now an ORNL subcontractor, previously performed research, development, and demonstration work on the project, the American Centrifuge Project, under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy that had been in place since June 12, 2012. That cost-sharing agreement expired April 30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: ACTDO Agreement, American Centrifuge Manufacturing LLC, American Centrifuge Project, American Centrifuge Technology Demonstration and Operations Agreement, Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Group Inc., bankruptcy, centrifuges, DOE, enriched uranium, Ernest Mozin, Form 8-K, National Nuclear Security Administration, national security, nuclear fuel, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Piketon, research and development, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, uranium enrichment, USEC, USEC Inc., UT-Battelle

USEC centrifuge agreement extended, but future uncertain as workers receive WARN notices

Posted at 10:01 am April 15, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Centrifuge Machine Manufacturing

In Oak Ridge, USEC workers take part in centrifuge operations, testing, and manufacturing for the American Centrifuge Project. (Photos courtesy USEC)

Note: This story was last updated at 11:11 a.m.

The American Centrifuge Project, a program that would enrich uranium for commercial nuclear power plants and has operations in Oak Ridge, got a little extra time this week.

Several billions have already been spent and funding was set to expire April 15, but USEC announced Tuesday morning that the research, development, and demonstration agreement was extended through April 30. That was done at no additional cost to the taxpayer through “prudent management of existing program funds by USEC,” the company said in a press release.

In the meantime, USEC said it continues its discussions with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which could take over the management of the project for national security purposes. The DOE takeover was announced by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing earlier this month.

The future of the project is not clear and several hundred workers have received notices that they could be laid off. On Friday, USEC Inc. spokesperson Paul Jacobson said the 60-day notices, which were effective March 19, were sent to 174 USEC employees in the Oak Ridge area and a total of 400 workers. Most of the other workers are in Piketon, Ohio, but there are also a few at USEC headquarters in Bethseda, Md. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, DOE, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Aimee Mills, American Centrifuge Plant, American Centrifuge Project, B&W, Babcock and Wilcox Co., bankruptcy, centrifuges, DOE, enriched uranium, Ernest Moniz, Fukushima, nuclear power plants, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Paul Jacobson, research and development, research development and demonstration, U.S. Department of Energy, uranium, uranium enrichment, uranium fuel, USEC, WARN notices

Federal contractors, agencies consider shutdowns, furloughs as funding dispute drags on

Posted at 10:42 am October 9, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Joe L. Evins Federal Building

The U.S. Department of Energy will soon start shutting down nonessential operations, resulting in employee and contractor furloughs, unless Congress passes a spending bill. Pictured above is DOE’s Oak Ridge Office at the Joe L. Evins Federal Building.

Furloughs possible at DOE, UCOR, other federal contractors; some SAIC employees on leave

The government shutdown is now in its second week, and the U.S. Department of Energy could start shutting down nonessential operations soon—resulting in employee and contractor furloughs—unless Congress quickly approves a spending bill, officials said Tuesday.

Federal contractors with operations in Oak Ridge are also considering possible shutdowns and furloughs because congressional Democrats and Republicans have failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill to keep the government operating in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.

In a Tuesday message to employees, UCOR President Leo Sain said the company, the government’s cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge, has not been told to shut down yet. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, American Centrifuge, appropriations, Babcock and Wilcox Co., Barack Obama, centrifuges, Congress, contractors, debt limit, Democrats, DOE, employees, fiscal year, funding dispute, furloughs, government shutdown, individual mandate, Lauren Darson, Leo Sain, medical device tax, nonessential operations, Obamacare, Paul Jacobson, Republicans, SAIC, shutdown, spending, spending bill, subcontractor, U.S. Department of Energy, UCOR, uranium enrichment, uranium fuel, USEC

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