Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Decision on Next U.S. Uranium Enrichement Tech Pushed to End of 2020

By Photo of Dan Leone

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has delayed its choice about whether to use government or commercially developed uranium enrichment technology for defense needs by nearly a year, in part, because the federal option is not…

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