(The Center Square) – If the federal government comes through with funding , one of the country’s only uranium enrichment facilities expects to expand.

Centrus Energy announced Thursday morning the expansion of its American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon , the only facility in the country producing high-assay, low-enriched uranium.

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The expansion is expected to add 300 full-time jobs and 1,000 construction jobs to a county with one of the highest unemployment rates in the state.

State and federal officials are expected to make the formal announcement Thurs

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