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Haleu
Start here: HALEU, explained: the fuel advanced reactors need — NNN's reference piece on this topic.
Centrus and Antares sign multi-year HALEU supply contract
Centrus signed a multi-year HALEU supply contract with Antares Nuclear, with deliveries before 2030 and customer prepayments funding its Piketon expansion.
Cameco signs exclusive offtake for all Paducah laser-enrichment output
Cameco will buy all future output from GLE's planned Paducah laser-enrichment plant under an exclusive offtake, anchoring demand for SILEX-made fuel.
NNSA market-sounds ~4M lbs/yr of U.S. uranium through the 2040s
The NNSA wants ~4M lbs/yr of U.S.-mined uranium through the 2040s, more than double projected 2025 output. Producer registration closes Sept 15.
Centrus to supply Radiant with HALEU for Kaleidos microreactors
Definitive multi-year HALEU supply contract: Centrus will fuel Radiant's Kaleidos microreactors, with unobligated US-origin deliveries before 2030.
HALEU, explained: the fuel advanced reactors need
HALEU is uranium enriched above 5% and below 20% U-235 — the fuel most advanced reactors need, with U.S. supply still at demonstration scale.
Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, explained: DOE's private-build fast track
DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad lets private developers build reactors and fuel plants under DOE authorization, at INL or nationwide, with no NRC license.
FANCO tells NRC it plans HALEU fuel facility
FANCO docketed an NRC engagement plan for a Category II HALEU fuel facility supporting its 240 MWe EAGL-1 reactor and other customers.
X-energy and Centrus sign HALEU deal for Xe-100
X-energy and Centrus signed a phased LEU and HALEU enrichment agreement tied to initial Xe-100 fuel needs across an 11.5 GW commercial pipeline.
DOE names five states for nuclear fuel-cycle campus finalists
DOE picked Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah as finalists for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses after 28 applications from 26 states.
NRC clears Framatome Richland for TRISO fuel work
NRC approved Framatome Richland to handle under 10% U-235 and make TRISO fuel; Lightbridge and QNI also signed a HALEU supply MoU.
TRISO fuel, explained
TRISO is coated-particle nuclear fuel that keeps fission products inside ceramic layers — the form many advanced reactors and microreactors now specify.
Centrus signs $900M DOE task order to scale HALEU production
Centrus says it signed a $900 million DOE task order to commercialize HALEU output, with first capacity by 2029 and total value up to $1.07 billion.
