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ConverDyn / Honeywell, Metropolis
Metropolis (Illinois), United States37.15°N 88.73°W
computed criticality30/100
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The only conversion plant in the United States, restarted in 2023
2025Fault line
The sole American converter, mothballed in 2017 and then restarted in 2023 when dependence on Rosatom became politically untenable. Its ramp-up conditions the credibility of the domestic chain. A single site, with no national redundancy: the very definition of a fracture point.
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ConverDyn (Honeywell / General Atomics)
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