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New Fuels Licensing Activities
The table below provides a list of projects with new fuels related licensing actions for the front and back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. While a project may be listed once, it is important to note that there may have been multiple actions taken related to new fuel activities.
| ORGANIZATION | ENRICHMENT FACILITIES | ATF1 | ARF2 | IE3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URENCO-USA | Louisiana Energy Services | X | ||
| American Centrifuge Operating LLC (Centrus Energy Corp) | American Centrifuge Plant | X | ||
| FABRICATION FACILITES | ||||
| GNF-A | Wilmington, NC | X* | ||
| TRISO-X, LLC (X-Energy) | TRISO-X Facility | X* | X* | |
| TRANSPORTATION PACKAGES4 | ||||
| Orano-NCS | DN30-X | X | ||
| Framatome | MAP-12, MAP-13 | X | X | |
| Framatome | TN-B1 | X | X* | |
| GE-Hitachi | GE2000 | X | ||
| GNF-A | RAJ-II | X* | ||
| NAC | Optimus-L | X | X | |
| TN Americas, LLC | Versa-Pac | X | X | |
| Westinghouse | Traveller | X | X |
1ATF (Accident Tolerant Fuels): Associated with accident tolerant fuel technologies including doped pellets and coated cladding but does not include items enriched greater than 5 weight percent U-235.
2 ARF (Advanced Reactor Fuels): Associated with non-light water reactor fuels including TRISO.
3 IE (Increased Enrichment): Associated with high-assay low-enriched uranium enrichments between 5 and 20 weight percent U-235.
4 Current new fuels transportation packages are for unirradiated material.
*Current action is under review.
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, August 27, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, August 27, 2026