Fuel Briefs

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Usec inc'sacp has reached I Million hours of run-time for its lead cascade test program, the company announced on May 4. Centrifuge machines have been operating at the American Centrifuge Plant demonstration facility in Piketon, Ohio, since August 2007. "One million hours of runime is a testament to the robustness of this leading-edge technology and a great accomplishment for our team," said Dan Rogers, general manager of ACP operations. "With this experience in the demonstration facility, we have improved the technology and gained extensive knowledge and operating data." USEC is working on a research, development, and demonstration program proposed by the Department of Energy, but at this writing, the program was funded only through May 31.