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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001065059-12-000062
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121130
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			USEC INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001065059
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				522107911
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14287
		FILM NUMBER:		121247060

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 DEMOCRACY CENTER
		STREET 2:		6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20817
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3015643200

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		STREET 1:		2 DEMOCRACY CENTER
		STREET 2:		6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20817
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On November 30, 2012, USEC Inc. (&#8220;USEC&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and its subsidiary American Centrifuge Demonstration, LLC (&#8220;ACD&#8221;) entered into Amendment No. 001 to the Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (&#8220;DOE&#8221;) (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The Amendment amends the Cooperative Agreement dated as of June 12, 2012 between DOE, USEC and ACD (the &#8220;Cooperative Agreement&#8221;) to provide for additional government obligated funds of $45,720,000 through February 23, 2013.&#160;&#160;This funding was made available pursuant to the six-month continuing appropriations measure passed by Congress and signed by the President on September 28, 2012 that provided funding for domestic uranium enrichment research, development and demonstration (&#8220;RD&amp;D&#8221;) at an annual rate for operations of $100 million.&#160;&#160;The Amendment also amends the Cooperative Agreement to incorporate the detailed estimate of cost and schedule submitted by USEC and ACD to DOE on September 21, 2012 and to specifically include the milestone dates agreed to between USEC and DOE for the RD&amp;D program technical milestones, as previously described in the Company&#8217;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Cooperative Agreement provides funding for a cost-share RD&amp;D program for the American Centrifuge project to enhance the technical and financial readiness of the centrifuge technology for commercialization.&#160;&#160;The Cooperative Agreement provides for 80% DOE and 20% USEC cost sharing for work performed during the period June 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013 with a total estimated cost of $350 million. DOE&#8217;s total contribution would be up to $280 million and USEC&#8217;s contribution would be up to $70 million.&#160;&#160;DOE&#8217;s contribution is incrementally funded.&#160;&#160;The Cooperative Agreement provided initial DOE funding of $87.7 million and the Amendment increases the obligated DOE funding to $133.4 million.&#160;&#160;&#160;USEC will provide cost sharing equal to 20% of the allowable costs of $166.7 million of the RD&amp;D program, or $33.3 million through February 23, 2013.&#160;&#160;USEC&#8217;s 20% contribution will include investments made by USEC commencing June 1, 2012.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This current report on Form 8-K contains &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 &#8211; that is, statements related to future events. In this context, forward-looking statements may address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as &#8220;expects&#8221;, &#8220;anticipates&#8221;, &#8220;intends&#8221;, &#8220;plans&#8221;, &#8220;believes&#8221;, &#8220;will&#8221; and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For USEC, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: risks related to the ongoing transition of our business, including uncertainty regarding the transition of the Paducah gaseous diffusion plant and uncertainty regarding continued funding for the American Centrifuge project and the impact of decisions we may make in the near term on our business and prospects; uncertainty regarding the timing, amount and availability of additional funding for the RD&amp;D program and the dependency of government funding on Congressional appropriations; restrictions in our credit facility on our spending on the American Centrifuge project and the potential for us to demobilize the project;&#160;&#160;limitations on our ability to provide any required cost sharing under the RD&amp;D program;<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font>our ability through the RD&amp;D program to demonstrate the technical and financial readiness of the centrifuge technology for commercialization; the ultimate success of efforts to obtain a DOE loan guarantee and other financing for the American Centrifuge project and the timing and terms thereof; potential <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">changes in our anticipated ownership of or role in the American Centrifuge project; </font>the impact of actions we have taken or may take to reduce spending on the American Centrifuge project, including the potential loss of key suppliers and employees, and impacts to cost and schedule; the impact of delays in the American Centrifuge project and uncertainty regarding our ability to remobilize the project; the potential for DOE to seek to exercise its remedies under the June 2002 DOE-USEC agreement; changes in U.S. government priorities and the availability of government funding, including loan guarantees; changes to, or termination of, our contracts with the U.S. government; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on our website www.usec.com. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements except as required by law.</font></div>

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