Westinghouse Electric Company (48C Self-Disclosed)

This project will construct a new, state-of-the-art plant at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility site in Hopkins, South Carolina to manufacture advanced nuclear fuel assemblies with Low Enrichment Uranium Plus (LEU+) enrichments up to 8% uranium-235. The plant will produce LEU+ fuel that can operate longer and produce more energy to operate for extended operation and at higher power to improve the efficiency of carbon-free power generation in Pressurized Water Reactors. Approximately 750 years of work will be needed to deliver the plant, which will add 100 long term jobs and sustain the CFFF workforce long into the 21st century.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released applicant self-disclosed information for 22 projects across 17 states that voluntarily shared with DOE that they received a total of nearly $1 billion in allocations from the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). Nine of the self-disclosed projects indicated they are located in 48C energy communities – communities with closed coal mines or coal plants—showcasing the Biden Administration’s commitment to investing in America’s energy communities.