NucNet’s David Dalton reports on a major funding round aimed at strengthening the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain as demand for advanced reactors accelerates. Read more in NucNet here.
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DOE Offers Six Companies Contracts To Produce Domestic Uranium Fuel For Nuclear Plants
The US Department of Energy said on 10 December it is offering initial contracts to six companies to produce low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel for conventional nuclear plants to generate electricity. The companies that won contracts are: Centrus’s American Centrifuge Operating; General Matter; Global Laser Enrichment; Urenco’s Louisiana Energy Services; Laser Isotope Separation Technologies; and Orano...