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Industry experts recommend that South Africa leverage its historical Pebble Bed Modular Reactor experience to establish a trusted international TRISO fuel manufacturing hub at Pelindaba.
Centrus Energy and Radiant have signed a multi-year HALEU supply contract to fuel Radiant's transportable Kaleidos microreactors, with deliveries expected by the end of the decade.
Orano USA is developing the multibillion-dollar Project IKE in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to re-establish a reliable domestic enriched uranium supply chain free from Russian geopolitical influence.
NANO Nuclear Energy has signed a non-binding MOU with Enveniam to secure engineering and project-management support, advancing its strategy to develop domestic HALEU fuel-fabrication and microreactor deployment capabilities.
The U.S. Army's Janus microreactor program and TerraPower's Natrium reactor highlight the rapidly growing demand for HALEU, prompting significant investments in new production capacities across the U.S. and the UK.
Centrus Energy has successfully converted $3 billion in contingent backlog into firm contracts, fueling a multi-billion-dollar expansion of its Piketon facility to rebuild the domestic HALEU supply chain.
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has finished post-irradiation mechanical measurements on HALEU TRISO fuel particles, providing vital empirical data for advanced gas reactor design models and safety validation.
The global HALEU market faces a Russian monopoly, but Centrus Energy holds a unique US license, while NANO Nuclear and Enveniam partner to build domestic infrastructure.
The US DOE selects 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad program to accelerate innovation and domesticize critical uranium conversion and enrichment chokepoints.
The U.S. Army allocates up to $2.2 billion for the Janus microreactor program, selecting five companies and installations to achieve operational electricity by 2028.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieves a milestone in irradiated HALEU TRISO fuel testing, while Antares Nuclear develops transportable TRISO-fueled micro-reactors.
Hexium and Nusano are advancing novel isotope separation technologies to produce HALEU, aiming to break the current market monopoly and supply advanced reactors.