Centrus and ConverDyn Sign MOU to Explore Joint Sales and Business Development Opportunities
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 12, 2016--
Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE MKT:LEU) announced today that it has signed a
memorandum of understanding with ConverDyn to explore the potential for
joint sales of the companies’ nuclear fuel products and services to
utility customers around the world.
“We believe that, working together with ConverDyn, we can provide
customers the benefits of flexibility in satisfying their fueling needs
while strengthening the U.S. nuclear supply chain,” said Daniel B.
Poneman, Centrus president and chief executive officer.
Malcolm Critchley, ConverDyn President, stated: “By working with
Centrus, ConverDyn is able to better capitalize on its position in the
value chain by combining uranium supply and conversion with Centrus’
enrichment to create integrated supply solutions for customers.”
The MOU establishes a framework to work together to pursue various
commercial initiatives to support greater competition in the world
nuclear fuel cycle, including through sales of enriched uranium product
containing components supplied by each party. Such sales could occur in
a variety of potential transaction structures where each party would
supply a different component of the enriched uranium product and one or
both parties would contract with the customer for the sale.
About Centrus Energy Corp.
Centrus Energy Corp. is a trusted supplier of enriched uranium fuel for
commercial nuclear power plants in the United States and around the
world. Our mission is to provide reliable and competitive fuel goods and
services to meet the needs of our customers, consistent with the highest
levels of integrity, safety, and security.
About ConverDyn
ConverDyn supplies over 60% of global nuclear power plants from the
world’s largest UF6 conversion facility in Metropolis,
Illinois—a strategic U.S. energy asset. ConverDyn is a general
partnership between U.S. firms General Atomics and Honeywell.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - that is,
statements related to future events. In this context, forward-looking
statements may address our expected future business and financial
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“intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would” or
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their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain.
For Centrus Energy Corp., particular risks and uncertainties that could
cause our actual future results to differ materially from those
expressed in our forward-looking statements include: the continued
impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the nuclear
industry and on our business, results of operations and prospects;
changes in the nuclear energy industry; pricing trends and demand in the
uranium and enrichment markets and their impact on our profitability;
the impact and potential extended duration of the current supply/demand
imbalance in the market for low-enriched uranium (“LEU”); risks related
to our ability to sell the LEU we procure under our purchase obligations
under our supply agreements; risks relating to our sales order book,
including uncertainty concerning customer actions under current
contracts and in future contracting due to market conditions and lack of
production capability; risks associated with our reliance on third-party
suppliers to provide essential services to us; movement and timing of
customer orders; the impact of government regulation by the U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the
competitive environment for our products and services; the impact of
financial market conditions on our business, liquidity, prospects,
pension assets and insurance facilities; revenue and operating results
can fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and in some cases,
year to year; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in this and
our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on our
website at www.centrusenergy.com.
We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements except as
required by law.
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Source: Centrus Energy Corp. and ConverDyn
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