S.C. MOX facility remains on track for 2016 completion

S.C. MOX facility remains on track for 2016 completion

The Department of Energy's $4.8 billion mixed-oxide fuel project at South Carolina's Savannah River Site is still on schedule for a 2016 completion despite some construction challenges, said Kelly Trice, president of Shaw AREVA MOX Services. "We're not building a Wal-Mart or a Kmart out there. We're building a high-precision nuclear plant," said Trice, whose company is developing the project. The facility aims to convert surplus plutonium into fuel for commercial reactors. The Augusta Chronicle (Ga.) (7/24)