Centrifuge layoffs hit Oak Ridge (Knoxville News Sentinel)

OAK RIDGE - The first wave of layoffs hit the American Centrifuge Project on Friday, affecting more than 150 Oak Ridge workers. USEC Inc. issued pink slips to 29 of its Oak Ridge workers, and USEC’s contractors - notably Babcock & Wilcox, the partner in manufacturing centrifuge machines - suffered even more. B&W gave layoff notices to 111 employees, about half of its work force at the Oak Ridge …