BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2006--USEC Inc. announced today that it has chosen Robert S. Eby to direct its American Centrifuge engineering and manufacturing operations in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He will report to Victor N. Lopiano, vice president, American Centrifuge.
Eby has substantial experience with the development and deployment of uranium processing and enrichment technologies, having been involved in various aspects of the U.S. gas centrifuge, gaseous diffusion and laser enrichment programs over a 20-year period working for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractors.
"Bob's breadth of experience with uranium enrichment processes and technologies, the management of complex projects and the nuclear industry as a whole make him the ideal person to lead our engineering and manufacturing teams," said Philip G. Sewell, senior vice president, American Centrifuge and Russian HEU.
Eby joins USEC from MWH where he was a vice president and director of nuclear services. In this position he was responsible for MWH's global nuclear business, including decontamination and decommissioning and environmental remediation of nuclear facilities. Prior to that, he held executive positions with both CH2M Hill and M4 Environmental Management, overseeing several nuclear projects including CH2M Hill's joint bid with USEC to build and operate a uranium deconversion plant for DOE. He also served as site manager for DOE's Oak Ridge K-25 site.
Lopiano said, "In my experience working with Bob, he has demonstrated the skills in engineering, implementation and management that will ensure our program deploys the highest efficiency centrifuge machines for our planned facilities. We are very pleased he has agreed to lead our teams in Oak Ridge."
Eby earned both a bachelor and a master of science in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is the author of over 40 papers and presentations and is a co-author of three patents, two dealing with uranium processing. He has lectured worldwide on uranium processing, enrichment technologies, waste management and reactor decommissioning. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Tennessee.
USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU), a global energy company, is the world's leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants.
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