US Gets First Supply of Advanced Nuke Fuel for New Reactors (1)

The US Energy Department has received the first commercial shipment of advanced nuclear fuel, which will be needed as the power industry seeks to develop new types of reactors.

Centrus Energy Corp. delivered more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of so-called HALEU fuel to the department, the Bethesda, Maryland-based company said Tuesday. The company began production last month at its facility in Piketon, Ohio, and expects the site to supply as much as 900 kilograms a year eventually.

Most companies developing advanced reactor designs plan to use HALEU fuel — short for high-assay, low-enriched uranium — which has a ...