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Oklo Inc. and Centrus Energy Corp. announced plans for a joint venture focused on HALEU deconversion and enrichment services at Centrus' Piketon site in Ohio. The co-location strategy aims to streamline the fuel cycle.
The U.S. Army has awarded $2.2 billion in contracts to deploy HALEU-fueled SMRs at five military bases by 2028. The DOE is directed to supply at least 20 tonnes of HALEU for the initiative.
NANO Nuclear Energy and Enveniam have signed an MOU to collaborate on HALEU transportation, microreactor deployment, and domestic fuel supply. The partnership aims to commercialize advanced microreactors for energy-intensive applications.
NANO Nuclear Energy and Enveniam have signed a non-binding MOU to collaborate on HALEU transportation, uranium conversion, and microreactor commercialization, aiming to strengthen the domestic advanced nuclear fuel supply chain.
Idaho Falls startup Raven-Flint Nuclear has been selected for the DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad to build a pilot conversion plant. The company's proprietary process eliminates elemental fluorine, and its NRC license application has been docketed.
Multiple advanced reactor developers, including Antares Nuclear, Valar Atomics, Oklo, and Deployable Energy, have achieved zero-power fuelled criticality. These milestones were supported by the DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad initiative.
The US DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad initiative has selected Lightbridge to build a HALEU extrusion demonstration facility. Concurrently, federal funding is accelerating TRISO fuel manufacturing to support advanced reactor deployment.
The US currently relies on a single 16-centrifuge cascade for HALEU enrichment while foreign entities process the majority of utility feed. Meanwhile, domestic UF6 conversion capacity remains concentrated among a few Western plants.
Centrus Energy Corp. plays a vital role in the nuclear fuel supply chain by supplying low-enriched uranium components, separative work units, and enriched uranium products to utility companies.
Driven by the explosive electricity demand from AI and data centers, companies like X-Energy and Oklo are developing advanced small modular reactors and fuel recycling services to meet commercial-scale energy needs.
Standard Nuclear Inc. is advancing the design and manufacturing of TRISO fuel in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, providing a critical fuel solution for next-generation advanced nuclear reactors.
Investments in uranium enrichment were stalled for over four decades following the Chernobyl accident, creating acute material shortages for today's advanced nuclear startups.