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Oktober einen Investitionsplan von rund einer Milliarde Dollar für eine neue Fabrik für niedrig angereicherten Uran-Brennstoff plus (LEU+) am Standort Columbia in Hopkins, South Carolina, an. Der Bau läuft; der Betrieb soll nach Unternehmensangaben 2030 beginnen. Das Projekt sei die erste US-Brennstofffabrik im Flottenmaßstab seit mehr als 50 Jahren.","Die Fabrik soll auf dem bestehenden Columbia-Gelände entstehen, auf dem Westinghouse mehr als 1.200 Beschäftigte angibt. Eine vom Unternehmen gemeinsam mit Forschenden der Darla Moore School of Business der University of South Carolina beauftragte Studie prognostiziert über zehn Jahre einen positiven wirtschaftlichen Effekt von 4,9 Milliarden Dollar für den Bundesstaat. 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