NNSA Release: NNSA’s Uranium Processing Facility Project Achieves Key Construction Milestone

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s Uranium Processing Facility Project has reached a significant milestone with all buildings being fully enclosed, or “in the dry.”

“Achieving this milestone is a key accomplishment as UPF construction continues eliminating weather related schedule risk allowing uninterrupted equipment and commodity installation,” said Bob Raines, NNSA Associate Administrator for Acquisition and Project Management. “UPF is a vital part of modernizing our nuclear infrastructure to meet national security needs now and well into the future, and I am proud of what the team has accomplished.”

Read the full press release on the NNSA website.

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