The Category 4 hurricane is being blamed for more than 130 deaths (as of this writing), and reportedly more than 2 million homes and businesses are without power across the southeastern United States, where some areas recorded more than 30 inches of rain since Helene came ashore.
“Our primary focus is the safety and security of the site, and the well-being of our employees and community,” said NFS president Ronald Dailey in a news release posted September 30 on social media.
“Our community has been hit hard, and we are working with local response leaders to allow focus on our area recovery as the priority.”
“NFF efforts to restart operations will be scheduled accordingly,” Dailey added.
Security work: Just a few weeks ago, BWXT announced a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration to complete a yearlong engineering study to evaluate options for the deployment of a centrifuge pilot plant that would establish a domestic uranium enrichment capability.
BWXT has a long history of providing fuel fabrication and downblending services for the federal government, but until now had not included enrichment in its portfolio.
The NFF plant is one of two Category I facilities licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to store and process domestic uranium enrichment.
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