CBI AREVA MOX Services

CBI AREVA MOX Services, LLC is a limited liability company based in Aiken, South Carolina, with 197 employees and an annual revenue of $1,000 million. The company was formed as a consortium to design, build, and operate a Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility. CBI AREVA MOX Services is responsible for creating MOX fuel pellets using surplus weapon-grade plutonium. This process involves removing impurities from the plutonium and mixing it with uranium oxide to produce fuel pellets for reactor fuel assemblies. These assemblies will be used in commercial nuclear power reactors. The company is based on a design established by AREVA, which has been used successfully in France for almost two decades. The MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility, located at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina, is designed to meet stringent safety and security requirements. The facility will be hardened, similar to a nuclear reactor, and will be licensed for 20 years, with operations expected to continue into the 2030s. Once operational, it will be capable of converting 3.5 metric tons of weapon-grade plutonium into MOX fuel assemblies annually. For more information, visit moxproject.com.