Notice2022-26577
Notice of Establishment: High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Consortium
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December 7, 2022
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Energy Department
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Through this Notice, the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department), announces the establishment of the High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) consortium pursuant to the Energy Act of 2020. This Notice outlines the Department's process for eligible entities to request membership in the consortium.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75048-75049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26577]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Establishment: High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)
Consortium
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of establishment.
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SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE or the Department), announces the
establishment of the High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)
consortium pursuant to the Energy Act of 2020. This Notice outlines the
Department's process for eligible entities to request membership in the
consortium.
DATES: The HALEU consortium is established on December 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All entities interested in becoming a consortium member must
submit by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a323b363f2f3915140915080e130f173a140f19161f1b08541f141f081d03541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e060f020b1b0d21203d213c3a273b230e203b2d222b2f3c602b202b3c293760292138">[email protected]</span></a> their request for
membership. Submit electronic comments in Microsoft Word or PDF file
format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of
encryption. Please include ``Membership in HALEU Consortium'' in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be sent to: Mark Angil, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3fbf2fff6e6f0dcddc0dcc1c7dac6def3ddc6d0dfd6d2c19dd6ddd6c1d4ca9dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c8c1ccc5d5c3efeef3eff2f4e9f5edc0eef5e3ece5e1f2aee5eee5f2e7f9aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>; Telephone: (301) 903-3962.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 2001(a)(1) of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C.
16281(a)(1)) directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to ``establish
and carry out, through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to
support the availability of HA-LEU for civilian domestic research,
development, demonstration, and commercial use [the Program].'' Section
2001(a)(2)(F) (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)) requires the Secretary to
``establish, and from time to time update, a consortium, which may
include entities involved in any stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, to
partner with the Department to support the availability of HA-LEU for
civilian domestic demonstration and commercial use.'' NE has created an
associated website for this consortium: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ne/us-department-energy-haleu-consortium">https://www.energy.gov/ne/us-department-energy-haleu-consortium</a>.
The consortium will provide a forum through which the Department
can work with individual members to support the availability of HALEU
for civilian domestic demonstration and commercial use. The Department
may use the consortium to collect data from individual members,
exchange views with individual members on how best to ensure the
availability of HALEU in the short term and long term, and develop
arrangements to provide HALEU to individual members for demonstration
projects and commercial uses. In this regard, the Department intends to
undertake biennial surveys to estimate the quantity of HALEU necessary
for domestic commercial use for each of the 5 years subsequent to a
survey. In addition, the Department may work with individual members of
the consortium to develop a schedule for cost recovery of HALEU made
available to individual members of the consortium for commercial use.
The Department expects the members of the HALEU consortium to play
a pivotal role in the deployment and commercialization of advanced
nuclear reactors and related infrastructure. They will also help secure
a critical domestic supply of HALEU to support meeting the
Administration's climate, economic, and energy security goals.
II. Process for Applying for Membership
The HALEU consortium may include entities involved in any stage of
the nuclear fuel cycle. DOE interprets this to mean that any entity
that contributes to the production, distribution, or utilization of
HALEU is eligible to join the consortium. Any such U.S. entities that
are interested in partnering with DOE to support the availability of
HALEU for civilian domestic demonstration and commercial use are
encouraged to apply for membership in the consortium. At its
discretion, DOE may also accept requests for membership in the
consortium from entities whose facilities are located in ally or
partner nations. Entities interested in becoming a member of the
consortium are invited to file a request for membership by email at the
following address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#571f161b1202143839243825233e223a173922343b3236257932393225302e79303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e464f424b5b4d61607d617c7a677b634e607b6d626b6f7c206b606b7c697720696178">[email protected]</span></a>. This request
should explain the entity's involvement in the nuclear fuel cycle and
the entity's interest in partnering with DOE. It should also provide
contact information for the entity's representative(s), including name,
affiliation, email, and phone number.
NE will coordinate HALEU consortium membership and consortium
activities consistent with its purposes and objectives. Upon receipt of
a request and confirmation that the requestor is an entity engaged in
the nuclear fuel cycle and eligible for membership, NE will notify the
entity that it is a member of the consortium and list the entity as a
member of the consortium on the NE website.
If a member of the consortium wishes to resign its membership, the
member should notify NE by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a020b060f1f0925243925383e233f270a243f29262f2b38642f242f382d33642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561e171a1303153938253924223f233b163823353a3337247833383324312f78313920">[email protected]</span></a>.
Resignation from the consortium shall become effective immediately upon
receipt by NE of notice of the entity's wish to resign.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November
29, 2022, by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy,
Office of Nuclear Energy, pursuant to delegated
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authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-26577 Filed 12-6-22; 8:45 am]
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