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Advanced Technology Costs and Other Income
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Research and Development [Abstract]  
Advanced Technology Costs and Other Income
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COSTS AND OTHER INCOME

Since June 2012, USEC performed work under the Cooperative Agreement for the American Centrifuge technology with cost-share funding from DOE. The objectives of the Cooperative Agreement were (1) to demonstrate the American Centrifuge technology through the construction and operation of a commercial demonstration cascade of 120 centrifuge machines and (2) sustain the domestic U.S. centrifuge technical and industrial base for national security purposes and potential commercialization of the American Centrifuge technology. This included activities to reduce the technical risks and improve the future prospects of deployment of the American Centrifuge technology. USEC achieved or exceeded all of the program milestones and performance indicators on or ahead of schedule and on or under budget.

The Cooperative Agreement, as amended, defined the scope, funding and technical goals for the centrifuge research, development and demonstration program. The Cooperative Agreement provided for 80% DOE and 20% USEC cost sharing for work performed June 1, 2012 through April 30, 2014. The Total Estimated Cost was $350 million and the Total Estimated Government Share was $280 million. The Cooperative Agreement was incrementally funded since 2012, and the final $23.0 million of government funding was provided through amendments to the Cooperative Agreement on January 28, 2014, February 12, 2014 and April 1, 2014. The Cooperative Agreement was subsequently extended on April 14 to April 30, 2014, at no additional cost to the U.S. government beyond the $280 million. The Cooperative Agreement expired in accordance with its terms on April 30, 2014.

As of March 31, 2014, USEC has made cumulative qualifying American Centrifuge expenditures of $341.0 million. DOE’s cost share is 80% or $272.8 million. Of the $272.8 million, $255.3 million was received by USEC and DOE’s remaining funding share of $17.5 million is included in current accounts receivable as of March 31, 2014. DOE’s cost share of 80% is recognized as other income.

As described in Note 15, on May 1, 2014 USEC signed an agreement with UT-Battelle, LLC ("UT-Battelle"), the management and operating contractor for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ("ORNL"), for continued cascade operations and continuation of core American Centrifuge research and technology activities and the furnishing of related reports to ORNL (the "American Centrifuge Technology Demonstration and Operations Agreement", or "ACTDO Agreement"). The new agreement is a fixed-price contract with a contract price of approximately $33.7 million for the period from May 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 for USEC to maintain the American Centrifuge technology capability as a subcontractor to ORNL. The scope of the overall work under the ACTDO Agreement is reduced from the scope of work that was being conducted by USEC under the Cooperative Agreement.