Nuclear power contributes significantly to a country’s national security, economic security, energy security, as well as geopolitical influence. The US has identified nuclear as a key technology solution to meeting security and geopolitical goals, but in the last decade, the US has slowly lost its leadership to nuclear supplier countries such as Russia and China

In the coming decades, HALEU fuel will be required for the new generation of reactor designs that are currently in development. However, the anticipated cost of HALEU for advanced reactors will be 4-5x the cost of current LEU price, suggesting that HALEU costs will be significant. Recycling, particularly pyroprocessing, is a technology that could offer

Currently there are challenges to developing energy security in the US from a fuel security perspective as there is a higher demand than available capacity. Russia had previously dominated the global market from its large available capacity relative to its small demand, but without the Russian supply, supply challenges will remain. In order to ensure