DOE contracts, awarded in October 2024, that let six fuel companies bid on task orders to convert HALEU from UF6 gas into metal or oxide for fuel fabrication. Each awardee received a USD 2m minimum, with up to USD 800m available over up to 10 years; no follow-on deconversion production task order had been reported as of October 2026.
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Current state
| Status | Program active |
| Country | United States |
| Operator | US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy |
| Facility type | Deconversion |
| Products | HALEU |
| Government support | Up to USD 800m over up to 10 years, subject to appropriations; USD 2m minimum per awardee. |
| Offtake | Awardees: BWXT (Nuclear Fuel Services), Centrus (American Centrifuge Operating), Framatome, GE Vernova (Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas), Orano Federal Services, Westinghouse Government Services. |
Notes
DOE's HALEU Availability Program page lists a 'Deconversion Services' update dated 23 Jun 2026 whose content was not confirmed. The June 2026 'Deconversion Services' date appears only as a page-update date on DOE's program page; its content was not confirmed. No deconversion production task order found.
Timeline
- 2023-11 — DOE issued a solicitation for HALEU deconversion services. (source)
- 2024-10-09 — DOE awarded HALEU deconversion IDIQ contracts to six companies, with up to USD 800m available. (source)
The timeline is append-only: corrections are added as new entries. Stated targets appear in the current-state table, never as milestones.
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Sources
- HALEU Deconversion Services — US Department of Energy (primary), checked 2026-10-11
- US DOE awards contracts to spur HALEU supply chain — World Nuclear News, checked 2026-10-11
- DOE issues solicitation for HALEU deconversion services — Executive Gov, checked 2026-10-11