Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $2.7B to strengthen domestic enrichment services over the next ten years. “In support of President Trump’s commitment to enhance energy security and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, the historic investment expands U.S. capacity for low-enriched uranium and jumpstarts new supply chains and innovations for high-assay low-enriched uranium to create American jobs and usher in the nation’s nuclear renaissance,” DOE stated. The following companies were awarded task orders totaling $2.7B to provide enrichment services for LEU and HALEU: American Centrifuge Operating – $900M- to create domestic HALEU enrichment capacity; General Matter – $900M- to create domestic HALEU enrichment capacity; Orano Federal Services – $900M – to expand U.S. domestic LEU enrichment capacity.
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