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Centrus Energy, Piketon
Piketon (Ohio), United States39.03°N 83.02°W
computed criticality18/100
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≈900 kg of HALEU/year; the only NRC-licensed HALEU facility
2025Fault line
Most advanced reactors (TerraPower, X-energy) require HALEU, whose only historic commercial source was Russian. The Piketon demonstration cascade produces less than a tonne a year when projected needs run into dozens of tonnes by the end of the decade. The entire timetable of America's advanced SMRs is stuck on this kilogram a day.
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