Centrus Energy to expand Oak Ridge operations

Centrus Energy announced a major expansion to transition its Oak Ridge facility to a high-rate manufacturing plant. The expansion will create nearly 430 new jobs and invest more than $560 million over the next several years to support both the growth in workforce investment in the production of thousands of advanced centrifuges. The first new centrifuges produced in Tennessee are expected to come online in Ohio in 2029. Centrus’ Technology and Manufacturing Center in Oak Ridge is the only uranium enrichment centrifuge manufacturing facility in the U.S.