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US DOE Awards $2.7B for Uranium Enrichment in Nuclear Power Push

Rigzone, by Jov Onsat. Tuesday, January 06, 2026

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $2.7 billion orders to three companies for enrichment services to enable the production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)…………….

American Centrifuge Operating LLC and General Matter Inc each won $900 million to establish domestic HALEU enrichment capacity for advanced reactors. Orano Federal Services LLC also won $900 million to expand the U.S.’ LEU enrichment capacity.

……………….Currently only China and Russia can produce HALEU at a commercial scale, according to the World Nuclear Association.

January 9, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uranium, USA