US-based nuclear fuel and services company Centrus Energy announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, American Centrifuge Operating, has signed a $150m (€141m) contract with the US Department of Energy to pioneer the production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu) at its facility leased from the DOE in Piketon, Ohio.
American Centrifuge Operating was selected for the contract by the DOE in November.
As part of a previous, cost-shared contract awarded in 2019, Centrus has been deploying its AC100M advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in Piketon and has secured a licence amendment from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, making it the only NRC-licensed Haleu production site.
American Centrifuge Operating was selected for the contract by the DOE in November.
As part of a previous, cost-shared contract awarded in 2019, Centrus has been deploying its AC100M advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in Piketon and has secured a licence amendment from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, making it the only NRC-licensed Haleu production site.
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