DOE announces $150M cost-share award for first domestic production of HALEU for advanced nuclear reactors
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
This is higher than the 3 to 5 percent U-235 concentration, or “assay,” of Low-Enriched Uranium that fuels the existing fleet of light water reactors. HALEU is not currently available at commercial scale from domestic suppliers, a situation that could significantly impact the development and deployment of US advanced reactors.
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