Centrus Begins Shipping Centrifuges to Ohio to Support Major Expansion of Uranium Enrichment Capacit

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Centrus Begins Shipping Centrifuges to Ohio to Support Major Expansion of Uranium Enrichment Capacity

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Centrus Energy has completed and shipped the first newly manufactured uranium enrichment centrifuge from its facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The hardware is bound for the company site in Piketon, Ohio. This delivery represents the initial tangible output of a domestic manufacturing restart intended to scale up domestic fuel production.

The expansion aims to establish an entirely domestic supply chain for nuclear fuel, reducing reliance on foreign enrichment services. These components will form new cascades scheduled to begin commercial and national security operations by 2029. The facility will produce low-enriched uranium for existing commercial reactors and high-assay low-enriched uranium for advanced reactor designs.

/PRNewswire/ -- Centrus Energy's (NYSE: LEU) Oak Ridge manufacturing plant has completed and is shipping the first new centrifuge today as part of the...

Milestone connects Tennessee manufacturing with Ohio uranium enrichment expansion to rebuild America's nuclear fuel supply chain

Achievement marks the assembly of a complete, unobligated supply chain to serve both the commercial and national security markets

"Completing the first new centrifuge for our expansion and standing up a one-of-a-kind supply chain are significant moments for our team and this country," said Amir Vexler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Centrus. "Building this unique manufacturing capability at scale takes specialized expertise, time, precision and sustained commitment. These milestones demonstrate our ability to translate our investment into tangible progress and position us to re-establish this country's rightful...

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a victory lap for Centrus shipping parts to another Centrus site.