Centrus Energy on Pace to Finish Piketon D&D This Year

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Centrus Energy said this week it anticipates completing cleanup of its retired advanced centrifuge technology demonstration site in Piketon, Ohio, by the end of the year. Decontamination and decommissioning of the American Centrifuge facility began in the second quarter of 2016 after the Department of Energy cut off funding for the project the year before and Centrus stopped pouring in its own money. Under an agreement with the Energy Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Centrus puts up surety bonds to ensure the D&D costs are funded at the facility in the event the company goes out of business. There are $29.6 million worth of bonds, according to Centrus’ latest 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.