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Commercial HALEU supply chain draft EIS now open for comment

March 1, 2024, 9:32AMNuclear News

HALEU reguli fabricated from downblended high-enriched uranium recovered from legacy EBR-II fuel at Idaho National Laboratory. (Image: DOE)

The Department of Energy yesterday announced a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on HALEU Availability Program plans to purchase high-assay low-enriched uranium under 10-year contracts to seed the development of a sustainable commercial HALEU supply chain.

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Commercial HALEU supply chain draft EIS now open for comment

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