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Court rules that U.S. Dept of Energy can stop construction of a $17 billion plutonium and uranium fuel factory

Department of Energy halts $17B nuclear facility construction, Construction Dive, Kim Slowey @kimslowey 17 Oct 18Dive Brief:

A federal appeals court ruled that the Department of Energy can move forward with its plans to stop construction of a $17 billion plutonium and uranium fuel factory at its Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, The State reported. The latest cost projections have the mixed oxide, or MOX, facility at three times the original budget, and the DOE has made claims previously of a substandard quality of construction.
According to a letter obtained by The State, the department sent a termination notice to contractor CB&I Areva MOX Services, which was contracted by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration to design, build and maintain the facility. The department reportedly informed the prime contractor that its contract is terminated immediately and that the shutdown of operations — securing existing buildings and the construction site — will now begin. As many as 900 workers could be laid off with 60 days’ notice, but the DOE has indicated that there are other positions at the site that workers could potentially fill.
Local and state officials promised to fight the closure, but, if their efforts fail, the DOE could build a plant that makes pits for atomic weapons. According to a construction update from CB&I Areva MOX at the beginning of the year, crews had placed more than 90% of structural concrete; installed almost 95% of rebar; constructed 12 of 16 support buildings and installed 106 tons of pipe. ………https://www.constructiondive.com/news/department-of-energy-halts-17b-nuclear-facility-construction/539892/

October 18, 2018 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, technology

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