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Former DOE deputy secretary named Centrus president, CEO

Posted at 11:51 pm March 5, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Daniel B. Poneman

Daniel B. Poneman

Daniel B. Poneman, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, has been picked to be president and chief executive officer of Centrus Energy Corporation.

Centrus was formerly known as USEC Incorporated, and it has operations in Oak Ridge.

The selection of Poneman by the Centrus Board of Directors was announced Thursday. Poneman will join Centrus immediately and become the chief executive later this month. He will also be a member of the board. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: American Centrifuge, Centrus, Centrus Energy Corporation, Daniel B. Poneman, DOE, energy policy, John K. Welch, John R. Castellano, Mikel H. Williams, nuclear power, U.S. Department of Energy, USEC, USEC Incorporated

Formerly USEC, now Centrus Energy, company emerges from bankruptcy

Posted at 11:35 am October 2, 2014
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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.)

Centrus Energy Corporation announced this week that it has satisfied all the conditions to emerge from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The conditions were outlined in a reorganization plan approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on September 5.

The plan became effective Tuesday, and Centrus, formerly known as USEC Incorporated, emerged from the restructuring in a “stronger position to supply customers with nuclear fuel and support the energy and national security needs of the United States,” a press release said.

Centrus stock was expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday under the ticker symbol LEU.

“Throughout the restructuring process that began March 5, 2014, the company has continued to meet all of its obligations to customers and vendors and will not require external exit financing upon emergence,” the release said. The company had maintained its NYSE listing throughout the Chapter 11 process. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: American Centrifuge, American Centrifuge Technology, American Centrifuge Technology Manufacturing Center, bankruptcy, Centrus, Centrus Energy, Centrus Energy Corporation, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, John Welch, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, reorganization plan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, USEC, USEC Incorporated

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