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| Washington Group International builds uranium-enrichment facility Washington Group International has been awarded a cost- reimbursable, task-order contract by Louisiana Energy Services (LES) to provide construction services in the building of the National Enrichment Facility, a uranium-enrichment facility near Eunice, N.M. Providing construction services for the National Enrichment Facility is a major expansion of Washington Group's role at the site, where the firm has been providing related construction-management services since mid-2006. The $1.5 billion National Enrichment Facility will provide the United States with an alternative domestic source of enriched uranium required to operate the country's nuclear power plants. It is the first major nuclear facility to be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the United States in three decades, and in June 2006, LES became the first company ever to be awarded a combined construction and operating license. Construction activities are under way, and it is estimated there will be more than 600 construction personnel during peak construction. The National Enrichment Facility is scheduled to begin production mid-2009 with all construction completed in 2013. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |