Nuclear niche fuels growth for U.S. Tool.(Brief Article)

TURTLE CREEK -- With a tinge of irony, U.S. Tool & Die Inc. continues to grow its business making racks for spent nuclear fuel at RIDC Keystone Commons -- an industrial park built on property formerly owned by nuclear giant Westinghouse Electric Co.

"What's happening is that the industry is kind of in a growth period due to decommissioning of power plants and other plants that have to find a place to put this material," said company president Robert Moscardini, who worked for Westinghouse three decades ago.

U.S. Tool & Die is increasing its leased space at Keystone Commons by 50 percent, adding 52,000 square feet. When the expansion is complete, the company …