The Three Mile Island nuclear plant is seen in Middletown, Pa., in the early morning hours of March 28, 2011. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images
SEATTLE—The Department of Energy has invested billions of dollars to encourage U.S. companies to make enriched uranium, which is essential for advanced nuclear reactors. Last month, $2.7 billion went to three companies for centrifuges and processing plants to produce fuel for reactor cores.
Yet a fuel crunch that could hobble President Donald Trump’s “nuclear renaissance” initiatives may loom as soon as 2028, several experts warned during the two-day U.S. Nuclear Industry Council’s 13th annual Advanced Reactors Summit in Seattle that concluded on Feb. 12.
