BWXT Brings Nuclear Manufacturing Expertise to USEC's American Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Program
June 27 2007 - 7:10AM
Business Wire
McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) (�McDermott�) announced
today that its subsidiary, BWX Technologies, Inc. (�BWXT�), has
been selected to manufacture components to be used in USEC Inc.�s
(NYSE:USU) American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. BWXT was
selected for this work because of its extensive experience with the
design and cost-effective manufacturing of nuclear components and
classified machinery. Boeing was previously performing this work;
the transition from Boeing to BWXT will occur in late 2007, and the
contract is expected to continue through 2012. �BWXT is pleased to
offer its years of manufacturing expertise to the uranium
enrichment program, and we are looking forward to working on this
initiative,� said John A. Fees, chief executive officer of The
Babcock & Wilcox Companies. �The work being performed by USEC
is helping to create a solution for the country�s emerging energy
needs, and we are excited to be a part of it.� Working with the
customer, BWXT will manufacture components and machinery for
centrifuge machines that will be used in support of USEC�s Lead
Cascade and commercial plant. This includes tight-tolerance,
high-consequence components essential for the operation of the
centrifuge machines. BWXT, a wholly-owned subsidiary The Babcock
& Wilcox Companies, will also be responsible for providing the
facility modifications necessary to support production ramp-up and
certain rotor balancing tasks. BWXT will work to incorporate cost
reduction initiatives and lean manufacturing processes into the
commercial plant design. McDermott is an engineering and
construction company, with specialty manufacturing and service
capabilities, focused on energy infrastructure. McDermott�s
customers are predominantly utilities and other power generators,
major and national oil companies, and the United States Government.
With its global operations, McDermott operates in over 20 countries
with more than 20,000 employees, and can be found on the internet
at www.mcdermott.com. In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, statements
in this press release which are forward-looking and provide other
than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that
may adversely impact the expectations expressed in these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this
press release include the scope of the work to be performed for
USEC. Those statements are made based on various underlying
assumptions and are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks,
including without limitation, USEC�s ability to secure required
private or government funding of its uranium enrichment
programming. If this or other risks materialize, or if underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those expected. For a more complete discussion of these and
other risk factors, please see McDermott's annual report for the
year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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