USEC Names John M.A. Donelson as Vice President; Leads USEC Sales Organization Focused on Customer Relations and Global Growth.

BETHESDA, Md. -- USEC Inc.'s Board of Directors today elected John M.A. Donelson vice president, marketing and sales. Donelson is responsible for managing relationships with customers and overseeing the Company's sales of enriched and natural uranium. Donelson will report to Robert Van Namen, senior vice president, uranium enrichment.

"John has developed strong relationships with our customers and has been pivotal to the growing backlog of orders the Company has booked in recent years," said Van Namen. "I am confident he will utilize these talents to enhance USEC's relationships with its current customers as well as to expand our customer base worldwide."

Donelson joined USEC in 1995 in the advanced technology department. He later became a senior sales executive and most recently served as director, North American and European sales. Prior to joining USEC, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Newport News Shipbuilding and Duke Energy.

Donelson earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from Hampden-Sydney College, a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Virginia, and a master of business administration degree from Queens University. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of North Carolina. In 2003, Donelson received USEC's highest honor, the Chairman's Award, for outstanding performance.

USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU), a global energy company, is the world's leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants.