The Department of Energy should soon publish its Supplement Analysis and Amended Record of Decision for blending down roughly 2.2 metric tons of highly enriched uranium in order to make about 3.1 metric tons of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.
The document should soon be published in the Federal Register, DOE said in an email announcement on Tuesday afternoon.
The actions resulting from the amended decision should help meet the nation’s short-term need for HALEU until other commercial options can be brought online, DOE said.
Federal officials have concluded no significant environmental harm should result and no further National Environmental Policy Act documentation is required, according to the announcement.