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PIKETON, Ohio – The United States Enrichment Corporation will conduct an emergency response exercise at its Piketon Plant on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The exercise will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 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. Roads around the plant may be temporarily closed during the exercise. Local residents should seek alternate routes during these times.
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 USEC’s Public Affairs office at (740) 897-2863.
USEC Inc., a global energy company, is a leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants. It expects to deploy the next generation uranium enrichment technology in Piketon, Ohio – the American Centrifuge. The United States Enrichment Corporation, a subsidiary of USEC Inc., operates a uranium enrichment plant in Paducah, Kentucky, and does contract work for the U.S. Department of Energy in Piketon.
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