Nuclear Fuel Services

Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. ( NFS) is an American nuclear companies. The company is next to BWX Technologies main supplier of nuclear fuel for the U.S. Navy. In addition, the company deals with the reworking of plutonium and uranium from nuclear weapons into fuel rods for nuclear power plants. The Browns Ferry nuclear power plant is one of the main customers. In addition, it is engaged in the decontamination of old nuclear power plants.

The headquarters Erwin is a small town in Tennessee, Unicoi County.

History

The company was founded by the Davison Chemical Company 1957. At that time, fuel rods from highly enriched uranium and thorium have been made ​​. Today's Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. was established in 1964 when, WR Grace & Company and American Machine & Foundry Company joined. At that time people began to produce fuel for the Navy. It also expanded in the state of New York, where a processing plant in Ashford was built. In the West Valley Reprocessing Plant was produced from 1966 to 1972.

1969 bought Getty Oil and Skelly Oil ( since 1930 under the control of Getty Oil) company. 1984 Texaco bought Getty Oil, and thus NFS, there had been no interest and sold the company to a group of private investors. They operate since the company in 2007 but expressed interest in re-sell.

Others

On 20 August 2007, announced that it would come in Erwin almost a criticality accident. On 9 March 2006 35 liters of uranium solution are run from a leaking pipe and have spread to a hallway, without collecting sufficient.