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Centrus Awarded $900 Million to Expand Uranium Enrichment in Ohio
Centrus Energy (NYSE: LEU) announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $900 million task order to expand its uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, to include commercial-scale production of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU). Centrus intends to leverage the competitively-awarded federal funding to support its previously announced multi-billion dollar expansion in Piketon – which will also include additional Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) production t
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