Fluor Selected for Centrus Uranium Enrichment Plant Expansion in Ohio

Fluor to lead engineering, procurement, and construction for multi-billion dollar project to expand low and high-assay uranium enrichment capabilities.

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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Fluor Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract by Centrus Energy's subsidiary, American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, to serve as the integrated engineering, procurement and construction partner for the expansion of Centrus' low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio.

Why it matters

This project will help re-establish a domestic low and high-assay uranium enrichment capability in the United States, which is critical for supporting existing nuclear reactors and the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors. The expansion is expected to create over 1,300 Ohio jobs during construction and operation, contributing to local economic growth.

The details

Fluor will lead the engineering and design of the expanded capacity, manage the supply chain and procurement, oversee construction, and support the commissioning of the new capacity. The project is part of a multi-billion dollar public and private investment plan to add thousands of additional centrifuges at Centrus' American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon.

  • Fluor was awarded the multi-year contract in February 2026.

The players

Fluor Corporation

A global engineering, procurement, and construction firm that has provided services for over a century.

Centrus Energy

A nuclear fuel company that operates the American Centrifuge Plant, one of two licensed low-enriched uranium production facilities in the United States and the only licensed high-assay low-enriched uranium production facility in the Western world.

American Centrifuge Operating, LLC

A subsidiary of Centrus Energy that operates the uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio.

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What they’re saying

“This project secures Fluor's foundational position in the critical U.S. uranium enrichment market by supporting the re-establishment of a domestic low-enriched uranium and high-assay low-enriched uranium capability.”

— Al Collins, Business Group President, Mission Solutions (Business Wire)

“This is another critical milestone for us as we begin our expansion in earnest. Fluor is a global leader with decades of experience managing complex nuclear construction projects and is an ideal partner as we transition to a large-scale deployment.”

— Amir Vexler, President and CEO, Centrus (Business Wire)

What’s next

The expansion project is expected to create over 1,300 Ohio jobs during construction and operation, contributing to local economic growth.

The takeaway

This project will help re-establish a domestic capability for producing low and high-assay enriched uranium, which is critical for supporting existing nuclear reactors and the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors in the United States.