USU gapped up this morning and looks to challenge old highs around $6.50
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USEC Inc.
2 Democracy Center
6903 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
United States - Map
Phone: 301-564-3200
Fax: 301-564-3201
Web Site:
USEC Inc. - A Global Energy Company
DETAILS
Index Membership: N/A
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Industrial Metals & Minerals
Full Time Employees: N/A
BUSINESS SUMMARY
USEC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies low enriched uranium (LEU) to commercial nuclear power plants in the United States and internationally. The company sells the separative work units (SWU) component of LEU; the SWU and uranium components of LEU; and uranium. SWU is a standard unit of measurement that represents the effort required to transform a given amount of uranium into two streams comprising enriched uranium having a higher percentage of U235 and depleted uranium having a lower percentage of U235. It also performs contract work for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE contractors at the Paducah and Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plants. USEC Inc.s contract work includes support services and the maintenance of Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant in a state of cold shutdown. In addition, the company provides nuclear energy solutions and services, including the design, fabrication, and implementation of spent nuclear fuel technologies; nuclear materials transportation and storage systems; and nuclear fuel cycle and energy consulting services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.