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  • Uranium yellowcake is used in the preparation of uranium fuel that is used in nuclear reactors. Source: DOE
    Legal & Regulatory

    DOE Issues $2.7B Orders to Scale Domestic Nuclear LEU and HALEU Enrichment

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its first production-scale task orders under a $2.7-billion uranium enrichment program launched in 2024, awarding $900 million each to Centrus Energy Corp., General Matter, and Orano Federal Services to expand domestic capacity for conventional low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) over the next decade. The […]

  • Uranium yellowcake is used in the preparation of uranium fuel that is used in nuclear reactors. Source: DOE
    Supply Chains

    U.S. Seeks Bids for Domestic Low-Enriched Uranium to Counter Russian Influence

    In a strategic move to jumpstart domestic uranium enrichment capacity in the U.S., the Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a request for proposals (RFP) to buy low-enriched uranium (LEU) from domestic suppliers. The RFP will seek LEU through procurement contracts for indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery (IDIQ). It could result in awards of “two […]

  • GE Hitachi’s nuclear fuel innovations include accident-tolerant fuel using armor-coated zirconium cladding to increase safety. The fuel uses increased enrichment and features d higher burnup. GEH is developing the licensing, factory, transport, and engineering methods to process enrichment up to 8%. Courtesy: GEH
    Nuclear

    In First, NRC Approves Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Enriched up to 8% for Commercial Power Generation

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas (GNF) the regulatory body’s first-ever authorization to produce nuclear fuel with uranium-235 (U-235) enrichments up to 8% for commercial power generation. GNF, GE Vernova’s nuclear fuel arm, on Feb. 15 said the NRC approved a license amendment that will allow its nuclear fuel fabrication facility […]