BETHESDA, Md. - The Board of Directors of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) today declared a quarterly dividend of 13.75 cents per share on USEC’s common stock. The dividend is payable March 15, 2001 to shareholders of record on February 23, 2001.

USEC Inc., a global energy company, is the world’s leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants.

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