Westinghouse Announces Landmark Expansion in South Carolina to Advance Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel

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Westinghouse Announces Landmark Expansion in South Carolina to Advance Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel

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Westinghouse Electric Company is investing approximately one billion dollars to construct a new nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland County, South Carolina. This project represents the first fleet-scale nuclear fuel factory built in the United States in over fifty years.

The facility will produce low-enriched uranium fuel with higher enrichment levels ranging from five to eight percent. This enhanced fuel allows for extended operating cycles and power uprates at existing reactors, helping plant operators meet rising demands for baseload electricity. The expansion also strengthens domestic supply chains for commercial nuclear power generation.

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced an approximately $1 billion investment to construct one of the most advanced nuclear fuel factories in the Unit...

Westinghouse Announces Landmark Expansion in South Carolina to Advance Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel

Approximately $1 billion Investment to Boost LEU+ Fuel Production

A rendering of the new LEU+ Fuel building, the first fleet-scale nuclear fuel factory built in the United States in more than 50 years.

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