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RFI Regarding Planning for Establishment of a Program To Support the Availability of HALEU for Civilian Domestic RD&D and Commercial Use

December 14, 2022

On December 14, 2021, the U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy issued a Request for Information (RFI) inviting input on the planning for the establishment of a DOE HIgh-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Availability Program and to gather information to consider in preparing the required report to Congress describing actions proposed to be carried out by DOE under the program.

The Energy Act of 2020 authorized the Department to establish and carry out, through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to support the availability of HALEU for civilian domestic research, development, demonstration, and commercial use. The RFI established a January 13, 2022, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE is extending the comment period to February 14, 2022.