B&W to Acquire Nuclear Fuel Services
11 August 2008 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
McDermott International, Inc. (�McDermott�) (NYSE:MDR) announced
today that an affiliate of its subsidiary, The Babcock & Wilcox
Company (�B&W�), has entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (�NFS�), a provider of
specialty nuclear fuels and related services. This acquisition
strengthens B&W�s nuclear manufacturing and service business
for government and commercial markets. NFS is a leader in the
conversion of Cold War-era government stockpiles of highly enriched
uranium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel. The company also
operates a fuel production facility to support America�s fleet of
nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. It has
approximately 700 employees and owns and operates a nuclear fuel
fabrication facility licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission in Erwin, Tennessee. �NFS is a great addition to the
B&W portfolio, complementing the nuclear products and services
we currently provide,� said John A. Fees, President and Chief
Executive Officer of The Babcock & Wilcox Company. �B&W and
NFS have been major contributors in both the government and
commercial nuclear industries for the past five decades. This
acquisition better aligns both companies in delivering the future
applications of nuclear energy.� The transaction is contingent upon
obtaining regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing
conditions. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end
of 2008. McDermott is an engineering and construction company, with
specialty manufacturing and service capabilities, focused on energy
infrastructure. McDermott�s customers are predominantly utilities
and other power generators, major and national oil companies, and
the United States Government. With its global operations, McDermott
operates in over 20 countries with more than 20,000 employees. In
accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, McDermott cautions that
statements in this release that are forward-looking and provide
other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties
that may impact the actual results realized from the proposed
acquisition. The forward-looking statements in this release include
statements regarding the timing for closing the transaction and
expected benefits from this acquisition. Those statements are made
based on various underlying assumptions and are subject to numerous
uncertainties and risks, including, without limitation,
difficulties in integrating NFS with B&W�s operations and
delays or other difficulties in satisfying closing conditions,
including the receipt of regulatory approvals.
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