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$202,073,017

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2003 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2003-04-15·LATEST ACTION2026-05-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DEAC0503OR22988_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: medium
In plain English

Latest obligation on a 23-year Department of Energy contract with Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, likely for nuclear weapons complex operations and maintenance.

Sub-sectors
nuclear-weapons-complexm&o-contractongoing-obligation
Why this matters

Ohio Valley Electric supports critical DOE nuclear weapons production and stewardship; this 2026 obligation sustains continuity of the U.S. nuclear deterrent infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Ongoing commitment to regional nuclear-industrial supply chain; signals sustained demand for specialized electrical and operational support at DOE weapons facilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintains U.S. nuclear weapons production capacity and deterrent credibility amid strategic competition with China.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-21. Cost: $0.002910.

Period of performance
Start
2003-04-15
End
2029-12-31
Status
activein 1280 days
Sources

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