Summary
This Environmental Impact Statement for Activities in Support of Commercial Production of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) evaluates the potential environmental impacts from activities associated with DOE’s Proposed Action to acquire, through procurement from commercial sources, HALEU enriched to at least 19.75 and less than 20 weight percent uranium-235 (U-235) over a 10-year period of performance, and to facilitate the establishment of commercial HALEU fuel production. DOE’s objective is to establish a temporary domestic demand for HALEU to support the availability of HALEU for civilian domestic commercial use and demonstration projects by engaging with industry and other stakeholders to enter into partnership and incentivize the establishment of a domestic HALEU fuel cycle (i.e., the HALEU supply chain).
For more information, visit the Office of Nuclear Energy's HALEU EIS website.