PIKETON, Ohio - The United States Enrichment Corporation will conduct an emergency response exercise at its Portsmouth Plant on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. This exercise is designed to test plant emergency plans and procedures.

As a part of the exercise, local residents may see or hear emergency vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances, uniformed emergency response personnel, public warning sirens and Emergency Alert System information.

Participants in the exercise may include community residents involved in emergency response activities, as well as employees that are involved in the emergency response organization at the plant.

In the unlikely event that a real emergency would occur at the plant, information would be broadcast over the Public Warning System and the Emergency Alert System.

To find out more about the exercise, contact the plant’s Public Affairs office at (740) 897-2457.

The United States Enrichment Corporation is a subsidiary of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU), a global energy company and the world’s leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants.

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