A proposed HALEU enrichment facility at South African state nuclear company Necsa's Pelindaba site, to be developed by Quantum Leap Energy (QLE), the nuclear-fuel subsidiary of ASP Isotopes. A pre-implementation services contract signed in February 2026 gives QLE access to Necsa facilities and services for siting, design and construction; no capacity or schedule has been published.
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Current state
| Status | Planned |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Pelindaba, North West province |
| Operator | Quantum Leap Energy (ASP Isotopes Inc.) |
| Ownership | QLE is a subsidiary of Nasdaq/JSE-listed ASP Isotopes; site owned by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa). |
| Facility type | HALEU production |
| Products | HALEU |
| License | Subject to National Nuclear Regulator approvals; no licence application reported. |
Notes
Technology described only as QLE's 'in-licensed and proprietary enrichment technology'; Technology type is not disclosed in the source, so it is not recorded. QLE also reportedly partners with Fermi America on a HALEU facility in Carson County, Texas (search snippet only).
Timeline
- 2026-02-20 — QLE and Necsa signed a pre-implementation services contract covering an enrichment facility at Pelindaba. (source)
- 2026-02-23 — ASP Isotopes announced the contract, aimed at market readiness for HALEU production. (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
- ASP Isotopes subsidiary partners with Necsa to produce HALEU nuclear fuel — Engineering News (Creamer Media), checked 2026-10-11