In The News 18 August 2010

Up to 500 jobs expected for Piketon plant cleanup

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U.S. Department of Energy officials anticipate hundreds of jobs will come to southern Ohio for the next phase of the cleanup of the former Piketon uranium enrichment plant built during the Cold War.
Energy Department officials expect the contractor to begin hiring by the end of this year, with 350 to 500 new jobs over the next three years.
As earlier reported here, Energy officials announced Monday a contract valued at $2.1 billion over 10 years for work at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon. The plant produced enriched uranium until 2001.
Decontamination and other work will be done by Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, a joint venture led by Fluor Federal Services Inc. and Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group Inc., according to The Portsmouth Daily Times.
www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com
U.S. Department of Energy officials anticipate hundreds of jobs will come to southern Ohio for the next phase of the cleanup of the former Piketon uranium enrichment plant built during the Cold War.
Energy Department officials expect the contractor to begin hiring by the end of this year, with 350 to 500 new jobs over the next three years.
As earlier reported here, Energy officials announced Monday a contract valued at $2.1 billion over 10 years for work at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon. The plant produced enriched uranium until 2001.
Decontamination and other work will be done by Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, a joint venture led by Fluor Federal Services Inc. and Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group Inc., according to The Portsmouth Daily Times.
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