USEC Names New VP for American Centrifuge

USEC yesterday named Steven Penrod as the new Vice President of the company’s American Centrifuge program. He replaces Paul Sullivan, who is set to become director of the Applied Research Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University, effective Sept. 1. Penrod previously served as Vice President of Enrichment Operations, where he was responsible for USEC’s facilities at Paducah, Ky. and Piketon, Ohio, including the centrifuge demonstration cascade operation in Piketon, according to a company release. “USEC has developed a strong cadre of senior managers and in Steve we have a proven senior executive who achieved outstanding safety, efficiency and productivity levels at the Paducah plant as well as strengthening enrichment operations at ACP," USEC Chief Operating Officer Robert Van Namen said in the release. "Steve brought operational expertise from years of enrichment experience at Paducah to help improve procedures at ACP as it transitioned from research and demonstration to cascade operations. He has been closely involved in all aspects of the American Centrifuge program and provides leadership continuity as we take the program forward to the next phase."