USEC's Uranium Enrichment Plant Unaffected by DOE Stand Down.BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999-- A Washington Post wire service erroneously er·ro·ne·ous adj. Containing or derived from error; mistaken: erroneous conclusions. [Middle English, from Latin err reported this afternoon that Energy Secretary Bill Richardson  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. will shut down the government's uranium plant in Paducah, KY, tomorrow. A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) news release issued today says that, "The stand down will not directly affect operations of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, which enriches uranium for use as fuel for nuclear power reactors and is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energy to protect the public and the environment. ." The DOE release further states, "All DOE-related operations, except emergency-related activities, will be suspended while DOE and contractor employees and managers review safety procedures." USEC USEC Microsecond USEC United States Enrichment Corporation USEC United States East Coast USEC Unity Security Force (gaming) USEC Universal Services Echo Canceller USEC Umts Security USEC User Based Security Model leases a portion of the DOE reservation for its uranium enrichment production processes. USEC's operations are not related to other DOE work on the site. |
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