Uranium & Fuel

Urenco USA Produces First Low-Enriched Uranium With New Cascade

By David Dalton
11 September 2025

Aim is to increase capacity at New Mexico facility by 15% by 2027

Urenco USA Produces First Low-Enriched Uranium With New Cascade
Uranium enrichment cascades at Urenco USA’s facility in New Mexico. Courtesy Urenco USA.
Urenco USA has begun producing low-enriched uranium (LEU), which is primarily used as fuel in commercial nuclear power plants, with its second new cascade of gas centrifuges at its uranium enrichment facility in New Mexico.

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