Background
On May 23, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14302, Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, and directs the Secretary of Energy to seek voluntary agreements pursuant to section 708 of the Defense Production Act (DPA). The United States currently lacks the sufficient domestic nuclear fuel resources to meet projected demand and requires swift and decisive action to secure the nation’s economic and national security interests.
Program Overview
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy established the Defense Production Act Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium to seek voluntary agreements with U.S. companies. The voluntary agreements allow industry consultation to develop plans of action to ensure that the nuclear fuel supply chain capacity for mining and milling, conversion, enrichment, deconversion, fabrication, recycling and reprocessing is available to enable the continued reliable operation of the nation’s reactors.
Current Opportunities
DOE published a draft voluntary agreement for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Defense Production Act (DPA) Consortium in the Federal Register on November 17, 2025.
DOE sought public comment on the standards and procedures that the Department will use to execute the voluntary agreements under DPA section 708 to enable enhanced coordination across government and industry to strengthen the resilience, security, and capacity of the nation’s nuclear fuel cycle.
Public comments were due by November 24, 2025.
Read the Federal Register notice.
DOE is seeking members to join the DPA Consortium.
Membership is free and open to any U.S. company involved in the nuclear fuel cycle, as well as end-users, regardless of the location of the ultimate business owner.
Entities interested in joining the DPA Consortium should send an email to DPAConsortium@nuclear.energy.gov.
The request submitted should explain their involvement in the nuclear fuel cycle and interest in partnering with DOE, along with the name(s) of representative(s), email, and phone number.
Membership requires approval by the Office of Nuclear Energy.
Interested companies may register more than one individual.
The Office of Nuclear Energy will be working with industry participants to identify participants as well as near and long-term goals.
The first meeting of the DPA Consortium was October 23, 2025.
Announcements
- Read the press release announcing New Initiative to Grow Nation’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle, published April 23, 2026.
- Read the press release announcing the establishment of the DPA Consortium, published August 22, 2025.
- Download the DPA Federal Register notice.
- Read the draft DPA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium Voluntary Agreement in the Federal Register.
Meetings
- Watch the second meeting of the DOE Nuclear Fuel Cycle DPA Consortium, April 23, 2026.
- Watch the DOE Nuclear Fuel Cycle DPA Consortium public meeting, aired October 23, 2025.
- See the 10.23.2025 DPA Consortium public meeting presentation.
- Watch the DPA Consortium virtual information session, aired September 5, 2025.
- See the presentation.
Resources
- Executive Order 14302: Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base
- DPA Consortium Federal Register Notice
- DPA Consortium Ex Parte Guidance
- Frequently Asked Questions
- All questions should be directed to DPAConsortium@nuclear.energy.gov