Flanders Corporation was awarded its second purchase agreement from Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC related to the MOX project at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, SC. Flanders is expected to ship 24 glove box assemblies during 2010 and 2011 for approximately $3.5 million.
"Through our continued diligence, we continue to demonstrate our ability to add value to the Shaw AREVA MOX project," said Gary Chrismon, Director of Isolator and Glove Box Sales. "We won our first order for eight glove boxes, as announced in February, and through our successful milestones we secured this follow-on order. We are excited to continue our partnership with Shaw AREVA."
"Our strong engineering and ASME NQA-1 nuclear compliant quality program operational capabilities are an excellent fit for weapon-grade plutonium repurposing," stated Tom Morse, Vice President of High Purity Operations. "Our highly skilled team creates customized solutions for a variety of extremely specific containment and filtration applications related to toxic substances and processes. We are pleased to be able to continue to service the nuclear industry."
About the MOX Project
In 1999, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) signed a contract with a consortium, now called Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC to design, build, and operate a Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility. This facility will be a major component in the United States' program to dispose of surplus weapon-grade plutonium. The 600,000 square foot facility will take surplus weapon-grade plutonium, remove impurities, and mix it with uranium oxide to form MOX fuel pellets for reactor fuel assemblies.
About Flanders
Flanders is a leading air filtration products manufacturer. Flanders' products are utilized by many industries, including those associated with commercial and residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, semiconductor manufacturing, ultra-pure materials, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, synthetics, nuclear power and nuclear materials processing.