US DOE Allocates More Haleu In Push For Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Move part of plans to break Russian monopoly on supply

US DOE Allocates More Haleu In Push For Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (Haleu) to three more US companies to meet near-term fuel needs for the testing of advanced nuclear power plants.

The DOE said the Haleu allocations, which are conditional and follow similar awards to five companies in April, will support the testing of two advanced reactor designs and jumpstart a new domestic advanced fuel line to unleash an American nuclear energy renaissance.

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