Background
High-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) is required by many advanced reactor designs to achieve smaller designs, longer operating cycles, and increased efficiencies over current technologies. There are currently limited commercial resources to meet projected demand.
Program Overview
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making funding available to address technology gaps, enhance current processes to produce HALEU, and advance new technologies that could reduce risk, increase production, or reduce costs. Funding will support demonstration projects at engineering or pilot scale, as well as earlier stage applied research and development projects.
Applications closed February 26, 2025.
The remaining funds will be reserved for other activities or priorities within the program.
Selections
- Global Laser Enrichment (up to $28.5 million) to continue advancing next-generation uranium enrichment technology for the nuclear fuel cycle.
Announcements
- Read the press release announcing $2.7 billion to support HALEU and low-enriched uranium enrichment, published January 5, 2026.
- Read the press release announcing a notice of funding opportunity for HALEU technologies, published December 18, 2024.
- Download HALEU Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain Innovative Technology notice of funding opportunity.