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Energy Department Awards $2.7 Billion to Restore American Uranium Enrichment

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U.S. Department of Energy | Critical Materials Collaborative

Jan. 8, 2026

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $2.7 Billion to Restore American Uranium Enrichment

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $2.7 billion to strengthen domestic enrichment services over the next ten years. In support of President Trump’s commitment to enhance energy security and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, the historic investment expands U.S. capacity for low-enriched uranium (LEU) and jumpstarts new supply chains and innovations for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to create American jobs and usher in the nation’s nuclear renaissance.

Enrichment Task Orders

The Department announced task order awards with three companies that will transition the United States away from foreign sources of uranium and diversify the nation’s domestic fuel supply.

The following companies were awarded task orders totaling $2.7 billion to provide enrichment services for LEU and HALEU:

American Centrifuge Operating ($900 million) to create domestic HALEU enrichment capacity
General Matter ($900 million) to create domestic HALEU enrichment capacity
Orano Federal Services ($900 million) to expand U.S. domestic LEU enrichment capacity

Innovative Technology Funding Opportunities

DOE also awarded an additional $28 million to Global Laser Enrichment to continue advancing next generation uranium enrichment technology for the nuclear fuel cycle. The award is the result of a competitive solicitation issued last December.

More information on DOE’s efforts to develop nuclear fuel supply chains for existing and future reactors can be found at: LEU Enrichment, HALEU Enrichment, HALEU Technologies.

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