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Nearly 24,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed for the slab of the Main Process Building, UPF’s largest facility. Concrete placement for the slab was completed on Feb. 16.

Nearly 24,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed for the slab of the Main Process Building, UPF’s largest facility. Concrete placement for the slab was completed on Feb. 16.
Workers placing embed plates for UPF’s Salvage and Accountability Building. The Mechanical Electrical Building is in the background.
Concrete placements for the base slab of the Main Process Building were completed in February. Nearly 24,000 cubic yards of concrete were used for the slab.
Roof decking and wall panels will be installed on the Mechanical Electrical Building now that structural steel has been placed.
This view of part of the UPF construction site shows the Main Process Building on the left and the Salvage and Accountability Building on the right.
TVA will complete testing and turnover of the substation this summer and it will be fully operational in 2020. The new substation will service both the Y-12 National Security Complex and the Uranium Processing Facility.
The new electrical substation being built by the Tennessee Valley Authority as part of the UPF Project will be significantly more efficient, economical and cost effective to operate.
UPF celebrated the placement of the last piece of the structural frame of the Mechanical Electrical Building on Feb. 11.
Concrete placement has begun for the slab of the Salvage and Accountability Building (SAB). When complete, SAB will house waste preparation, decontamination, non-destructive assay and chemical recovery support systems.
In addition to placing concrete, crews are installing rebar and embeds on the west topper slab of the Main Process Building.