Alion Awarded Two Contracts to Help Korean Hydro and Nuclear Power Meet Nuclear Safety Requirements

In nuclear plants, ensuring that safety systems can operate under the
stress of an accident or natural disaster is crucial. The cooling system
depends on “sump strainers,” which filter debris from the water that
cools the reactor. Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned
engineering, RD, IT and operational solutions company, has won two
contracts to perform both hydraulic and structural analysis on
replacement sump strainers at eight Korean nuclear units for Korean
Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP).

Working under subcontract to Transco Products Inc. (TPI), a U.S.
company, who is providing the new sump strainers to KHNP, Alion will
perform the necessary testing and analysis at its Illinois facilities to
qualify the strainers for hydraulic and structural performance. The
strainers must be tested and qualified to make certain that they can
effectively filter cooling water that must be recirculated within the
containment, stand up to the associated hydraulic pressure and survive
an earthquake.

Upon completion of the analyses, Alion will deliver a qualification
report that documents the strainer performance parameters and design
basis.

“Sump strainers must adequately strain debris from cooling water and be
able to withstand the loads from operation and seismic events. Alion’s
engineers will assure that they will perform as intended if a
design-basis accident occurs,” said Chris Amos, Alion Senior Vice
President and Manager of the Technology Solutions Group. “This project
builds upon Alion’s deep experience with nuclear power plant safety and
further expands our presence in global markets.”

The structural analysis contract will run until Jan. 20, 2013 and the
hydraulic contract will run until Sept. 30, 2012.

About Alion Science and Technology

Alion Science and Technology delivers scientific, engineering, IT and
operational solutions for problems relating to national defense,
homeland security, energy and the environment. Building on 75 years of
RD and engineering experience, Alion brings innovation and insight to
multiple business areas: Naval Architecture Marine Engineering;
Defense Operations; Modeling Simulation; and Technology Design,
Engineering, Integration and Assessment. Based in McLean, Virginia,
Alion employee-owners are located at major offices, customer sites and
laboratories worldwide. For more information, call 703.918.4480 or visit
Alion online at www.alionscience.com.

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Alion’s future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute
forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions
under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual
results may differ materially from those indicated by these
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uncertainties discussed in documents periodically filed by Alion with
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