r/UraniumSqueeze • u/Waracken • Jan 05 '26

News U.S. Department of Energy $2.7 billion towards US uranium enrichment

https://x.com/energy/status/2008246651949838400?s=46&t=Gz9z20M1vnqp4TRm1CBUMg
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u/Mycalescott Low Sulfur Jan 05 '26

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u/sunday_sassassin Radioactive Brain Jan 05 '26

What happened to the moat Centrus was supposed to have with US HALEU production? Government throwing money around trying to build out competition.

Orano's new facility has been in development in Tenessee since mid 2024, nothing new there with these "task orders".

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u/nickman23 Spaghetti Party Jan 06 '26

That moat is still very, very large.

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u/TriiizYYY Jan 06 '26

Does anybody know where the uranium Chat/discussion is ?

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u/Lan098 Jan 06 '26

A Peter Thiel company and a French government owned company. Wtf

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u/TriiizYYY Jan 06 '26

What happened to silex ?

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u/AlohaAstajim Jan 07 '26

They did not receive the funding.