SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2008--URS Corporation (NYSE: URS), yesterday hosted a dedication ceremony to formally open a new URS Nuclear Energy Center in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The center will serve as the headquarters for the Company's commercial nuclear energy engineering and construction business and will provide a complete range of licensing, design, engineering, procurement and construction services for new nuclear generation facilities as well as for critical stages in the development of nuclear fuel cycle facilities. The Company plans to employ more than 400 nuclear professionals at the center over the next several years.

"We are delighted to be opening the URS Nuclear Energy Center at Fort Mill, which will be the new hub for our commercial nuclear business," said Tom Zarges, President of URS' Washington Division. "The Company has been providing nuclear expertise since the industry's infancy, and we are well positioned to help our clients build the next generation of plants needed to meet the growing demand for clean and dependable energy. With new nuclear facilities expected to be concentrated in the southeastern part of the country, South Carolina is an ideal location for our URS Nuclear Energy Center headquarters."

URS has engineered and/or constructed 49 nuclear power units around the world including commercial nuclear facilities in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The Company's work has received national recognition, including multiple awards from Power Engineering magazine, Platts Global Energy/ENR McGraw-Hill, and Power magazine.

URS is currently working on numerous nuclear assignments, including providing engineering and related services to assist major original equipment manufacturers in the planned deployment of next-generation nuclear power plants, both boiling water reactors and pressurized water reactors; the construction, in New Mexico, of the first major Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed commercial nuclear facility in the United States in 30 years; project-management training in China; and the replacement of steam generators in existing nuclear power plants.

URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates through three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. URS Corporation has more than 50,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries (www.urscorp.com).

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