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 June 15, 2002, to shareholders of record on May 24, 2002.

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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