Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

NS&D Monitor 09/11/2015   Centrus Announces Possible Upcoming American Centrifuge Layoffs Centrus Energy has notified about 380 American Centrifuge workers that layoffs could be coming in a couple months. The company, which heads the uranium enrichment project, emphasized that the notices don’t necessarily mean layoffs are sure to happen but are necessary to comply with the Worker Adjustment […]

The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced the release of the final request for proposals for companies interested in taking over operation of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants in Paducah, Ky., and Portsmouth, Ohio. The department will select the operating contractor from the submitted proposals. It projects the value of the cost-plus award fee […]

The Department of Energy on Wednesday issued a request for information from companies interested in taking on the decontamination and decommissioning contract for the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky. "DOE is seeking feedback from contractors and other interested parties regarding options for innovative approaches for the performance of the attached [draft performance work […]

Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 8/28/2015 The Department of Energy said last week it plans to issue the final request for proposals (RFP) for the operation of its depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion facilities within the next two weeks. According to the announcement, the department anticipates issuing the RFP in the next 15 to 20 […]

Brian Bradley WC Monitor 8/28/2015 Although Centrus lost $30.5 million during the first six months of 2015, including $15.1 million in the second quarter, the reopening of nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster provides hope for future profits. “To be sure, there’s still a long road ahead, but […]

Alissa Tabirian NS&D Monitor 8/28/2015 The government of Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) yesterday signed a formal agreement establishing a facility in the country’s northeast that will provide a reliable supply of low-enriched reactor fuel to IAEA member states. The fuel bank, set to open in two years at the Ulba Metallurgical […]

Brian Bradley RW Monitor 8/28/2015 Although Centrus lost $30.5 million during the first six months of 2015, including $15.1 million in the second quarter, the reopening of nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster provides hope for future profits. “To be sure, there’s still a long road ahead, but […]

The Honeywell Metropolis Works facility returned to full operations yesterday following the investigation into a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred earlier this month. The investigation revealed that 12.04 pounds of UF6 were released as a result of the leak, which was caused by the over pressurization of a system that was undergoing maintenance at the […]

Although Centrus lost $30.5 million during the first six months of 2015, including $15.1 million in the second quarter, the reopening of nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster is providing hope for future profits. “To be sure, there’s still a long road ahead, but if nuclear generation continues […]

Centrus Energy announced yesterday the appointment of two new senior vice presidents. Kevin Alldred and Elmer Dyke will join the company as senior vice president of business strategy and senior vice president of business operations, respectively. Alldred will focus on strategic business planning and the development of new business through project development, contractual arrangements, and […]

The Department of Energy plans to issue the final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Operation of the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facilities within the next two weeks, DOE announced last week. According to the announcement, the Department anticipates issuing the RFP in the next 15 to 20 days as of Aug. 17. DOE […]

Centrus Energy Corp. late last week reported a net loss of $15.1 million for the second quarter of 2015, an improvement from the $28 million net loss the company suffered during the same period in 2014. Gross profit increased by $800,000 year over year during the second quarter and by $28.6 million in the first […]

WC Monitor 8/7/2015 DOE Extending BWXT Uranium Conversion Contract The Department of Energy on Wednesday said it would extend by nine months BWXT Conversion Services’ contract to operate depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion plants in Paducah, Ky., and Portsmouth, Ohio. “The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Portsmouth/Portsmouth Project Office (PPPO), intends to issue a noncompetitive […]

Lance Moore WC Monitor 8/07/2015 A senior fuel facility inspector from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is expected this weekend to complete a weeklong assessment of the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) leak that occurred during maintenance activities at the Honeywell Metropolis Works facility in Illinois last Saturday. The amount of UF6 that leaked from a valve […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Monday said it has initiated a special inspection of a uranium hexafluoride leak reported Saturday at the Honeywell Metropolis Works in Illinois. “This special inspection will analyze all details of this incident,” said Victor McCree, the NRC’s Region II administrator, in a press release. “While no workers were affected […]

Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 7/24/2015 The Department of Energy late last week announced a six-month extension of the infrastructure support services contract at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio. Current contractor Wastren-EnergX Mission Support will continue to work the contact that had originally been set to expire on July 25. The extension is […]

Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 7/24/2015 The Energy Department’s Office of Enterprise Assessments’ Office of Enforcement announced this week that it would launch an investigation into an incident in which two workers were exposed to a potassium hydroxide spill at the Portsmouth DUF6 Conversion Plant earlier this year. According to a letter to operating contractor […]

The Department of Energy late last week announced the extension of the infrastructure support services contract at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site for a period of six months. Current contractor Wastren-EnergX Mission Support will continue to work the contact that had originally set to expire on July 25. The extension is valued at approximately […]

Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/17/2015 Centrus announced on July 10 that it has promoted Stephen Greene, Treasurer and Vice President of Finance, to CFO, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective July 24, according to a press release. Greene has served in his current posts since 2007. “Since joining the company, I have been impressed with […]

Centrus announced on Friday that it has promoted Stephen Greene, Treasurer and Vice President of Finance, to CFO, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective July 24, according to a July 10 press release. Greene has served in his current posts since 2007. “Since joining the company, I have been impressed with Steve’s financial acumen and […]

Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 7/10/2015 Renewing the 30-year-old U.S.-China civil nuclear agreement would allow bilateral nuclear supply partnerships if China becomes a larger nuclear supplier, Tom Countryman, State Department Assistant Secretary of International Security and Nonproliferation, stated in Congressional testimony submitted on Wednesday. “These export opportunities could support tens of thousands of high-paying American jobs,” […]

WC Monitor 7/10/2015 DOE Announces Paducah Cleanup Milestone The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) successfully completed further demolition of at least 32 inactive uranium enrichment sites associated with the Feed Plant and buildings complex of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP). Demolition included removal of 2,600 panels of cement asbestos siding and […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/12/2015 The Department of Energy should implement external reviews to help resolve disputes with regulators at the Paducah site to avoid delays and cost increases for cleanup work, according to a DOE Office of Inspector General report released this week. Numerous issues have delayed completion of the C-400 groundwater cleanup project, […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/12/2015 A fee-related provision that has raised industry concern in the draft Request for Proposals for the new contract to operate the Department of Energy’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants has been taken “out of context,” a DOE procurement official said this week. At issue is a clause in […]

DOE Releases Updated Draft RFP Sections for Industry Comment Mike Nartker WC Monitor 6/5/2015 A provision in the draft Request for Proposals for the new contract to operate the Department of Energy’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants that would give DOE wide discretion in how fee can be provided is prompting concern among […]

A final Request for Proposals for the new contract to manage the Department of Energy’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants is expected to be released within the next 15 to 45 days, DOE said in a notice issued yesterday. DOE also said that it expects to award the new contract “in or about” […]

The Department of Energy should implement external reviews to help resolve disputes with regulators at the Paducah site to avoid delays and cost increases for cleanup work, according to a DOE Office of Inspector General report released yesterday. Numerous issues have delayed completion of the C-400 groundwater cleanup project, as well as held back finalizing […]

Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 6/5/2015 Former Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman’s appointment to lead Centrus Energy should not impact funding support from Congress for the American Centrifuge technology, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) said late this week.  Poneman, who left DOE last fall, was appointed as CEO of Centrus Energy in March in a move that […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/5/2015 Portsmouth D&D contractor Fluor B&W Portsmouth, LLC, is placing a renewed focus on deactivation of the X-326 facility after pushing the project’s completion date from March 2016 to June 2017. The contractor this week instituted an organizational change for X-326 work, including a dedicated project team to focus on accelerated […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/5/2015 Uranium conversion services company ConverDyn is still pushing a federal court to restrict the Department of Energy’s ability to transfer excess uranium to help pay for other work after DOE recently cut the level of those transfers, according to a court filing this week. ConverDyn sued DOE last year alleging […]