Mariah Franklin, Knoxville News Sentinel
Orano USA's $5 billion Oak Ridge nuclear fuel site could start operations after a federal review that lasts a fraction of the standard time as the U.S. works to build up nuclear capacity.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in May accepted Orano's licensing application for a uranium enrichment site in Oak Ridge. Orano in 2024 committed to the biggest private investment in Tennessee history with a goal to provide the U.S. with about a third of its nuclear fuel needs – rendering future imports from U.S. rival Russia unnecessary – through the enrichment facility.
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