The US Department of Energy said on 10 December it is offering initial contracts to six companies to produce low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel for conventional nuclear plants to generate electricity.
The companies that won contracts are: Centrus’s American Centrifuge Operating; General Matter; Global Laser Enrichment; Urenco's Louisiana Energy Services; Laser Isotope Separation Technologies; and Orano Federal Services.
“These contracts generated from this action will help spur the safe and responsible build-out of uranium enrichment capacity in the United States,” said Michael Goff, principal deputy assistant secretary for nuclear energy.