Nuclear Fuel Supply

The Nuclear Fuel Supply Office leads the implementation of the Department of Energy and United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) cooperative agreement. This  includes facilitating the deployment of new, cost-effective advanced enrichment technology in the United States, and ensuring the stability of existing domestic enrichment capabilities, including continued operation of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, until the new technology is deployed. USEC plans to build and operate a commercial American Centrifuge Plant in Portsmouth, Ohio, to enrich uranium for nuclear power and fuel technologies. DOE Oak Ridge Office administers the Lease Agreements between USEC and DOE, assures that Memorandums of Agreement exist and are executed between NRC and DOE to govern USEC activities and executes the DOE Regulatory Oversight Program for USEC activities prior to transition from DOE to NRC.

The office leads Oak Ridge's Reindustrialization efforts, which focus on accelerating cleanup of the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) by making underutilized facilities and equipment available for productive use by the commercial sector, and developing a private industrial complex at ETTP that is referred to as the Heritage Center. The Reindustrialization approach has been modified to focus on transferring ownership of land and facilities rather than leasing. Property transfers will result in nearly $70 million savings to DOE because the cost of building demolition will be the responsibility of the new owner. In addition, once facilities are transferred, DOE mortgage costs are reduced, thereby making that money available for other cleanup activities. The mutual goal of the Reindustrialization Program and Environmental Management's Accelerated Cleanup Program is to transition ETTP to be a self-sustaining industrial complex no longer reliant on Federal funding. The Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET) is DOE's partner in this endeavor and is responsible for the commercial development of the Heritage Center.

:. USEC American Centrifuge Program
:. Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee