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27.09.26 - 21:15
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The DOE Demands Faster Uranium Enrichment Buildout. Who′s Answering The Call? (ZeroHedge)
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The DOE Demands Faster Uranium Enrichment Buildout. Who's Answering The Call?
DOE officials told Reuters they are pressing Centrus Energy, General Matter, and France's Orano to accelerate their new build programs.
The start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022 sent prices soaring across the nuclear fuel chain, as the start of the war was also followed by the US implementing a ban on importing Russian enriched uranium.
The panic of fuel for the US commercial reactor fleet not showing up evaporated almost immediately, as waivers were granted to any and all importers (mostly Centrus and US reactor-owning utilities). But, those waivers are set to expire at the start of 2028, and DOE's Michael Goff says there are no plans to extend them.
To solve the enrichment capacity gap, Washington is doing what they do best: throw as much money as they can at the problem. Earlier this year, money was getting thrown around at almost $1 billion per handful.
“If we are going to have this nuclear renaissance, we...
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17.09.26 - 13:03
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Centrus and Antares Sign Multi-Year HALEU Supply Contract (PR Newswire)
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Production will be "unobligated" that can support national security missions Adds another HALEU customer to Centrus' backlog and includes prepayments to advance domestic enrichment capacity buildout BETHESDA, Md. and TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrus Energy (NYSE:......
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