Bluecore secures uranium for floating nuclear system

Bluecore Energy has announced that it purchased low-enriched uranium through WMC and is advancing regulatory and maritime classification work for its first floating nuclear energy system.

• The company bought uranium hexafluoride (UF₆) enriched to 4.95% uranium-235 from WMC; the material is being held at a U.S. nuclear fuel facility outside California while Bluecore advances fuel fabrication, testing and validation.
• Bluecore said it is continuing pre-application engagement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Coast Guard, and that ABS awarded an Approval in Principle in June 2026 for its floating nuclear power plant design; the company also held its inaugural summit at the Port of Long Beach on September 15, 2026.