GE: obtains regulatory approval for uranium 235

(CercleFinance.com) - GE reports that GE Vernova's nuclear fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), has received approval from the U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to manufacture, ship and analyze the performance of nuclear fuel enriched in uranium 235 up to 8%.

With this approval, GE Vernova's Wilmington, North Carolina, manufacturing facility becomes the first commercial facility in the U.S. licensed to manufacture fuel enrichments up to 8% by weight.

The NRC issued a certificate of compliance authorizing GNF to ship nuclear fuel bundles up to 8% by weight using the company's RAJ-II shipping container.

The NRC also approved Authorization Topic Reports for advanced nuclear methods that enable GNF to analyze fuel with enrichment greater than 5% by weight.


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