BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 12,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Japan held a presentation ceremony on
Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the
Residence of the Ambassador of Japan to formally confer the Order of the
Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star,
from the Emperor of Japan to
Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE American: LEU) President and CEO
Daniel B. Poneman. Poneman was among
the Spring 2020 award recipients, but the ceremony was delayed
because of the pandemic.
"I am humbled and deeply grateful to the Government of
Japan for this honor and wish to
thank the many individuals who have made it possible. We all
know that these awards are really about teamwork, so I consider
myself to be accepting this award on behalf of all the people I
have had the privilege to work with on the US-Japan relationship
going back nearly 30 years," Poneman said. "The United States and Japan can develop and deploy the next
generation of reactors in our own countries and around the
world. Just as importantly, the
United States and Japan
must cooperate in providing the nuclear fuel needed to support both
existing reactors and the exciting new generation of designs coming
down the road. In doing so, we can provide energy security
for our own countries, our partners, and allies, while setting and
enforcing global nonproliferation standards that are second to
none."
The Ambassador of Japan to
the United States, Koji Tomita, delivered remarks and conferred the
award on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. The event also
featured remarks from former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and Managing Director, Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International
Cooperation Tadashi Maeda. Congratulatory messages were received
from Shinsuke Sugiyama, Adviser to
the Minister for Foreign Affairs; Takashi
Shimada, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister;
Takeo Akiba, National Security
Advisor; Takaya Imai, Special
Advisor to the Cabinet; Hirohide
Hirai, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); and Shin Hosaka, Commissioner of the Agency for
Natural Resources and Energy at METI.
Poneman's full remarks from the event are available here.
This is one of the highest decorations that any foreigner can
receive. Poneman's award comes "in recognition of his contributions
towards enhancing the relationship between Japan and the United
States of America in the energy sector." The original award
announcement from the Government of Japan specifically cited Poneman's
service as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy from 2009 to 2014,
including "leading the discussion on bilateral civil nuclear
cooperation through his role as the Co-chair of the U.S.-Japan
Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation from its
establishment in 2012."
The Order of the Rising Sun was
established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji to be awarded for exceptional
civil or military merit.
About Centrus Energy
Centrus Energy is a trusted supplier of nuclear fuel and
services for the nuclear power industry. Centrus provides value to
its utility customers through the reliability and diversity of its
supply sources – helping them meet the growing need for clean,
affordable, carbon-free electricity. Since 1998, the Company has
provided its utility customers with more than 1,750 reactor years
of fuel, which is equivalent to 7 billion tons of coal. With
world-class technical and engineering capabilities, Centrus is also
advancing the next generation of centrifuge technologies so that
America can restore its domestic uranium enrichment capability in
the future. Find out more at www.centrusenergy.com.
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