Orano Submits Environmental Report For Proposed Oak Ridge Enrichment Plant

Project to help ‘fill gap’ left by a 2028 ban on Russian uranium imports

Orano Submits Environmental Report For Proposed Oak Ridge Enrichment Plant
Concept rendering of Orano’s planned project IKE facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Image courtesy Orano.

French nuclear fuel company Orano has submitted an environmental report to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its project IKE, a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility planned for Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

The company said the move marks a major licensing milestone for the $5bn (€4.24bn) project.

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