Capacity milestoneapprovedSeptember 17, 2026
Centrus Energy
Antares U.S.-origin HALEU supply contract
Centrus Energy and Antares Nuclear signed a definitive multi-year contract for U.S.-origin high-assay low-enriched uranium, with Antares prepayments supporting expanded domestic enrichment capacity.
Centrus will supply HALEU for Antares' compact reactors for space and national-security missions, with deliveries beginning before the end of the decade. The fuel will come from Centrus' American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio, where the company is expanding commercial-scale HALEU and low-enriched uranium production using its U.S.-origin AC100 centrifuge technology.
Headline metrics
| Agreement term | Multi-year | The companies did not disclose a dollar value or contracted quantity. |
| Delivery start | Before 2030 | Company-stated timing: before the end of the decade. |
| Production location | Piketon, OH | Centrus American Centrifuge Plant. |
Highlights
- Customer-backed capacityAntares prepayments will help advance Centrus' domestic enrichment-capacity buildout.
- National-security fuel pathwayCentrus says its U.S.-origin technology can produce unobligated HALEU suitable for U.S. national-security uses.
Resources
- Centrus Energy announcementinvestors.centrusenergy.com
- Antares Nuclear updates pageantaresindustries.com