Inside the Uranium Plant at the Center of U.S. Plans to Expand Nuclear Power

Inside the uranium plant at the center of U.S. plans to expand nuclear power

Urenco operates the only uranium enrichment plant in the U.S. It is boosting production as the U.S. bans Russian fuel at the same time nuclear demand grows.

Urenco USA Approved to Begin Enriching Higher Levels of Uranium

Commercial uranium enrichment company Urenco USA on Oct. 2 said it had received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin producing low-enriched uranium plus (LEU+). Urenco will begin enriching uranium up to 10 percent U-235 at its Eunice, New Mexico, gas centrifuge plant. LEU+ is commonly used as a fuel source for the majority of the world’s nearly 500 commercial nuclear power reactors. Highly enriched uranium—concentrations…

NRC authorizes Urenco USA to produce LEU-plus fuel - ExchangeMonitor

(Page 1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized Urenco USA to produce low-enriched uranium plus, becoming the first commercial uranium enricher to do so,

US Regulator Allows Urenco To Produce 10% Enriched Uranium At New Mexico Site - NucNet - Pro-Nuclear Power Blogs - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Urenco’s US-based subsidiary Urenco USA (UUSA) has received authorisation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enrich uranium up to 10% U-235 (uranium-235), a statement by the company said on Thursday. Urenco said the permit means its Eunice ...