Centrus Energy Corp. has entered the design phase for a 150,000‑square‑foot training, operations, and maintenance complex at its Piketon, Ohio site, the American Centrifuge Plant. The new facility will house office space, training areas, and maintenance bays and is intended to support the company’s planned expansion of uranium enrichment capacity in the region.
The design work is being led by Burns & McDonnell, a firm that has previously worked on Centrus’s infrastructure projects. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2026, and the building is expected to accommodate up to 200 new employees, providing the workforce needed to operate commercial‑scale enrichment cascades and support the company’s HALEU production goals.
Centrus’s Q3 2025 results provide context for the investment: the company posted a net income of $3.9 million on $74.9 million in revenue, a turnaround from a net loss in the same quarter a year earlier. The company’s backlog stood at $3.9 billion, and a separate $1.58 billion expansion project was announced in September 2025. Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy remains a key lever; the scope of the new facility will depend on the outcome of ongoing funding discussions, but the company has indicated that the project is aligned with the DOE’s HALEU demonstration and production initiatives.
The facility’s purpose is tied to the growing demand for high‑assay, low‑enriched uranium (HALEU), which is essential for advanced reactor designs and data‑center customers seeking low‑carbon fuel. Centrus is the only U.S. facility licensed for HALEU production, and the new training and operations center will enable the company to scale up output, meet federal security objectives, and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. The project also positions Centrus to capture a larger share of the domestic nuclear fuel market as the U.S. seeks to rebuild its enrichment capacity after the 2013 shutdown of the last industrial‑scale plant.
The expansion places Centrus in a competitive landscape where international suppliers and other domestic players are vying for market share. By investing in domestic infrastructure and securing federal support, Centrus strengthens its strategic advantage and contributes to national energy security goals. The new facility is a tangible step toward realizing the company’s long‑term growth objectives and reinforcing its leadership in the HALEU market.
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