Orano USA submitted its environmental report for Project IKE, a planned uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Monday.
With the environmental report filed, Orano USA, the U.S. subsidiary of France-based Orano, said the complete facility license submission should occur later this year. “We are pleased to reach this early review stage with the NRC and to submit a detailed and comprehensive Environmental Report addressing the required analyses, including land use, air quality, water quality and use, public and occupational health, and socioeconomics,” Orano USA CEO Jean-Luc Palayer said in a Monday press release.
Project IKE’s development began in September 2024 when the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site was selected as the preferred site for the multi-billion-dollar project. Orano USA said it plans to bring its expertise and experience from the French nuclear industry to bring enriched uranium capabilities to the United States.
Amentum will move its headquarters from Chantilly, Va. to Reston in early 2027, the company announced Feb. 19.
The nuclear engineering and technology solutions said it has signed a lease for 45,000-square-feet of office space at 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, according to its press release. The sixteen-story building is certified to meet modern energy efficiency and environmental standards and was designed by architect Helmut Jahn.
Amentum relocated to Northern Virginia in February 2023 after being headquartered in Germantown, Md. for a handful of years.
Virginia-based BWX Technologies, (BWXT) said last week it has appointed longtime defense and aerospace executive Dan Jablonsky to its board of directors effective March 2.
In a Friday, Feb. 20 press release, BWXT said Jablonsky will also serve on the board’s audit and finance committee.
Jablonsky was most recently the CEO and chair of Ursa Major, which provides advanced propulsion systems for space and defense uses. He is also a former president and CEO of Maxar Technologies.