MOX SERVICES TO ISSUE LAYOFF NOTICES BY END OF THE WEEK

Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility contractor Shaw AREVA MOX Services plans to issue layoff notices by the end of the week, according to a message sent to employees yesterday. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 request calls for $320 million for the project, approximately half of what is estimated to be needed to keep the project on track. “NNSA requested that we develop a plan to reduce spending to meet the President’s proposed FY14 budget, and we recently submitted an implementation plan with details and specifics,” states the message from MOX Services President Kelly Trice obtained by NW&M Monitor. “Unfortunately, the plan will lead to personnel reductions by the end of the fiscal year. WARN Act notices, which signal a layoff within 60 days, will be triggered and anyone affected will be notified. The first notices to employees will occur by the end of this week and will follow over the next few months as needed to address the budget shortfall.”