DOE awards $17M for HALEU fuel safety

Funding supports 16 projects to advance safety and licensing of HALEU for nuclear reactors.

Capitalizing on the now unlocked $2.7 billion to secure a domestic nuclear fuel supply, DOE has awarded $17 million to 16 projects aimed at criticality benchmarking for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). These projects, essential for advancing next-generation nuclear reactors, will provide the U.S. Nu...