First main building enclosed at UPF
The Mechanical Electrical Building is fully enclosed and stands tall as a sign of completion at the Uranium Processing Facility project. Interior work is now the focus moving forward.
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Structural steel stood up at the Salvage and Accountability Building
60-foot-tall steel columns going up at the Salvage and Accountability Building are a visible sign of progress as we continue #BuildingUPF.
Offsite Fabrication Facility to support UPF construction
Construction begins for the 100,000 square-foot Offsite Fabrication Facility located at East Tennessee Technology Park. This facility will serve as the primary fabrication area during the construction of UPF.
Uranium Processing Facility Site Infrastructure and Services Subproject honored by the Department of Energy
The UPF Site Infrastructure and Services (SIS) Subproject team was honored with the 2018 DOE Project Management Achievement Award for delivering SIS on schedule and $18M under budget.
MPB takes shape with first vertical wall placed
The first vertical wall for the Main Process Building was just placed.
Structural base slabs complete for MPB, MEB, SAB
Skilled UPF craft employees just poured 37,000 cubic yards of concrete to complete structural base slabs for three main buildings at the UPF.
Cool equipment just arrived at UPF
The first major pieces of equipment for the Uranium Processing Facility’s Mechanical Electrical Building were delivered in mid-March.
UPF takes the Polar Plunge
Uranium Processing Facility progress
The Uranium Processing Facility project is making progress to replace aging facilities with a modern, more efficient and safer facility for highly-enriched uranium operations.
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Ironworkers began installing first-level rebar curtain Feb. 4 on the Main Process Building (MPB). The outside rebar layer will be joined by an inside layer for the exterior wall of MPB. Formwork will then be placed outside the curtain and the concrete placed.
