As Demand Grows, US Nuclear Energy Industry Faces Looming Crunch in Reactor Fuel Supply

As Demand Grows, US Nuclear Energy Industry Faces Looming Crunch in Reactor Fuel Supply

SEATTLE—The Department of Energy (DOE) has invested billions in incentivizing domestic production of enriched uranium for the commercial development of advanced nuclear reactors, including $2.7 billion issued last month to three companies to build centrifuges and processing plants necessary to produce fuel for reactor cores. Yet, a fuel crunch that could cobble President Donald Trump’s “nuclear renaissance” initiatives looms as soon as 2028, sev…

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