Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 6. (Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters) Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced plans during a visit to Paris last week to reinvigorate America's nuclear fuel supply, including a partnership with the French company Orano to help build a uranium enrichment facility in Tennessee.

The U. S. Department of Energy announced today that it is awarding $2. 7 billion to three companies to boost domestic uranium enrichment.

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