Centrus Energy Signs LEU and HALEU Supply Agreement with X-energy

Advances Commercialization for Domestic LEU and HALEU Enrichment 
Contract includes X-energy prepayments to Centrus 
Planned project to bring clean energy investment and jobs to Eastern Tennessee

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE: LEU) ("Centrus"), a trusted supplier of nuclear fuel, services and technology, today announced a signed definitive contract for Centrus to provide X-energy with enrichment services for Low-Enriched Uranium ("LEU") and High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium ("HALEU") with quantities that are expected to support X-energy's initial Xe-100 small modular reactors and TRISO-X fuel deployments. Under the contract, X-energy will provide prepayments to Centrus to support its domestic commercial enrichment capacity program.

In support of the supply commitments under the contract, Centrus will produce LEU and HALEU from its American Centrifuge Plant in Pike County, Ohio. This agreement builds on Centrus' existing $3 billion contingent LEU and HALEU backlog, of which $2.4 billion is definitized.

The contract is another important step in strengthening the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain required to support the growing demand for LEU and HALEU.

Including prepayments in HALEU offtake agreements continues Centrus' strategy of obtaining de-risked funding to strengthen its capital stack that includes the recent signing of its $900 million HALEU enrichment award with the Department of Energy. The company's build out of domestic commercial LEU and HALEU enrichment capacity is targeting the constrained global enriched uranium market. Centrus' build out is creating meaningful American jobs across the United States.

The announcement builds on the commercial momentum behind advanced nuclear deployment and reflects increasing demand from large energy users for reliable, carbon-free power. X-energy has previously announced commercial relationships with companies including Dow Inc., Amazon, and Centrica to support the deployment of advanced nuclear energy, underscoring the growing market opportunity for advanced small modular reactor projects.

"This is another significant agreement that validates Centrus as the go-to, de-risked supplier of HALEU to the global market," said Amir Vexler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Centrus. "Our work in Piketon and Oak Ridge is strengthening a U.S.-based nuclear fuel supply chain and is removing enrichment as a point of concern for the advanced reactor community. Agreements like these provide important non-dilutive, non-debt capital to support our build out and serves to advance commercial LEU and HALEU capacity expansion."

About Centrus: Centrus Energy is a trusted American supplier of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry, helping meet the growing need for clean, affordable, carbon-free energy. Since 1998, the Company has provided its utility customers with more than 1,850 reactor years of fuel, which is equivalent to more than 7 billion tons of coal. With world-class technical and engineering capabilities, Centrus is pioneering production of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium and is leading the effort to restore America's uranium enrichment capabilities at scale so that we can meet our clean energy, energy security, and national security needs. Find out more at www.centrusenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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For Centrus Energy Corp., particular factors that involve uncertainty and could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements and which are, and may be, exacerbated by any worsening of the global business and economic environment include but are not limited to the following: our ability to conclude negotiations with our customers; the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical conflicts; our government contracts, including related to changes to the U.S. government's appropriated funding levels for HALEU and the government's inability to satisfy its obligations, our lease to our facility in Piketon, Ohio; whether or when government demand for HALEU or LEU for government or commercial uses will materialize and at what level; the impact and potential extended duration of a supply/demand imbalance in the market for LEU; significant competition from major LEU producers, including foreign competitors, who may be less cost sensitive than we are; limitations on our ability to compete in foreign markets; pricing trends and demand in the uranium and enrichment markets, especially in light of the potential of limited supply and our dependence on others for deliveries of LEU; and our ability to successfully implement our planned expansion projects in Piketon, Ohio and Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not constitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in any forward-looking statement. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this news release and in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, under Part II, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, under Part II, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, and our filings with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.

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