The National Nuclear Security Administration on Oct. 10 issued a termination notice to the contractor building the schedule- and budget-busting MOX project in South Carolina, likely bringing construction to a final halt. The agency terminated its contract with CB&I Areva MOX Services a day after a federal court overturned an injunction that had been preventing NNSA from halting the project. The action gives the contractor 30 days to provide a termination plan.
NNSA’s notice was clear: “This notice terminates the contract in its entirety, and is effective immediately.” The Aiken Standard reported that MOX Services sent a letter to workers informing them of the termination.