A record international HALEU movement

Secured Transportation Services LLC, a subsidiary of NANO Nuclear Energy, served as the U.S. Department of Energy's prime logistics contractor for the Japan HALEU Removal mission. STS coordinated the international shipment of approximately 1.7 metric tons of HALEU to the United States. The operation is described as the largest single international uranium shipment in the history of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

DOE recognition

The 2026 U.S. Department of Energy Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards, presented on September 28, 2026, recognised the Japan HALEU Removal team and the Venezuela Highly Enriched Uranium Removal team. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright appeared with award recipients, including STS President Roy Boyd. The awards highlighted successful execution of complex international nuclear material removal and transportation operations.

Venezuela HEU and the advanced fuel chain

For the Venezuela mission, STS coordinated U.S. receipt and inland transportation of approximately 13.5 kilograms of HEU removed from a dormant research reactor. The material was delivered securely to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The HEU removed from Venezuela is expected to be processed for future use in the U.S. advanced nuclear fuel supply chain. That link shows how material removal missions can feed the domestic fuel enterprise rather than simply reducing security risks.

Transport capacity beyond HALEU

STS also recently completed a specialised uranium hexafluoride shipment to LIS Technologies Inc., supporting that company's uranium enrichment technology development and testing. STS was lead logistics and transportation coordinator, overseeing shipment planning, packaging arrangements and delivery. It arranged modification and use of a UX-30 transportation overpack for 5B UF6 cylinders and contracted Tri-State Secure Trucking for over-the-road transport.

The Japan shipment moved about 1.7 metric tons of HALEU to the United States, while the Venezuela mission moved about 13.5 kilograms of HEU to the Savannah River Site.

NANO Nuclear describes five business lines: portable and other microreactor technologies, nuclear fuel supply chain, nuclear fuel transportation, nuclear applications for space and nuclear industry consulting. Its reactor products include the KRONOS MMR stationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and the ZEUS portable solid core battery reactor. The STS missions show that transport logistics are becoming part of the HALEU and advanced fuel story, not a back-office detail.

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