Fuel & Waste
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Norway Invites 22 Municipalities To Consider Hosting Nuclear Waste Facilities
Source: NucNetNorwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) has sent letters to 22 Norwegian municipalities with an invitation to participate in a further process with the aim of locating nuclear…
Brazil Begins Search For Private Partners In Bid To Boost Uranium Production
Source: NucNetBrazil has begun a search for private partners as it pushes ahead with plans announced last year to expand uranium production and cash in on higher…
Discharge Of Treated Water Suspended At Fukushima After Earthquake And Tsunami Advisory
Source: NucNetThe discharge of treated water has been temporarily suspended at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station following an earthquake and tsunami advisory in Japan, the International Atomic…
IAEA Says Chernobyl Shelter Lost Primary Safety Functions Following Drone Strike
Source: NucNetA comprehensive safety assessment of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine has shown it had lost its primary safety functions,…
Russia Delivers First Batch Of Nuclear Fuel For Kudankulam-3 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetRussia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has made the first delivery of nuclear fuel for India’s Kudankulam-3 nuclear power plant, in Tamil Nadu state, a statement said.…
X-energy Begins Vertical Construction for First-In-US Advanced Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility
Source: NucNetX-energy announced the start of vertical construction for its TX-1 fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Maryland, US-based company said the facility will be…
First Ever Irradiation Testing Begins For X-Energy’s Triso-X Advanced Nuclear Fuel
Source: NucNetUS-based X-energy has begun irradiation testing of its Triso-X fuel pebbles at Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) advanced test reactor, marking the first time this advanced fuel…
UK Regulator Approves Decommissioning Of Hinkley Point B Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted formal consent to EDF Energy’s project to decommission Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset, southwest…
Sellafield Ltd Awards £4.6 Billion Hazard Reduction Contracts For UK Nuclear Site
Source: NucNetSellafield Ltd has awarded work with a maximum value of £4.6bn (€5.2bn, $6bn) to four companies that will support high hazard risk reduction programmes on the…
Agreement Lays Groundwork For Kazakhstan Uranium Exports To Finland
Source: NucNetKazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency and Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) have signed an agreement that lays the groundwork for potential uranium supplies to Finland.…
Thor Energy Waste Agreement ‘Could Lead To Recovery Of Saleable Uranium’
Source: NucNetThor Energy has finalised a binding agreement with US-based DISA Technologies to treat abandoned uranium mine waste in Colorado to recover saleable uranium. Under the agreement,…
Sizewell C Signs Multi-Year Fuel Contracts With Urenco And Framatome
Source: NucNetProject company Sizewell C has signed multi-year fuel contracts with Urenco and Framatome for the provision of enriched uranium services and nuclear fuel fabrication for a…
Holtec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan
Source: Neutron BytesHoltec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan (NucNet contributed to this report) After years of effort and dealing with implacable opposition from the…
Sprott Says Uranium Market Has Momentum, But Sounds Warning On Need For New Mines
Source: NucNetThe uranium market has momentum on its side as it looks to end 2025 on a strong note, but several factors will be important in shaping…
Cavendish Nuclear Wins Monju Prototype Fast Reactor Decommissioning Contract
Source: NucNetUK-based Cavendish Nuclear and its US-based partner Amentum have been awarded the next phase of work by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to support the…
US Regulator Allows Urenco To Produce 10% Enriched Uranium At New Mexico Site
Source: NucNetUrenco’s US-based subsidiary Urenco USA (UUSA) has received authorisation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enrich uranium up to 10% U-235 (uranium-235), a statement by…
Centrus Plans Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment To Expand Enrichment At US Plant
Source: NucNetUS enrichment company Centrus Energy has announced plans for a major expansion of its uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, southern Ohio, expected to increase production capacity…
Clean Core Gets Approval To Export Thorium Fuel Technology To India
Source: NucNetUS-based Clean Core Thorium Energy has received specific export authorisation for its advanced thorium-enriched uranium fuel technology, paving the way for deployment in India’s fleet of…
Urenco USA Produces First Low-Enriched Uranium With New Cascade
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetUrenco USA has begun producing low-enriched uranium (LEU), which is primarily used as fuel in commercial nuclear power plants, with its second new cascade of gas…
France’s Naarea Develops Key Step In Advancing Molten Salt Reactor Technology
Source: NucNetParis-based nuclear startup Naarea has announced the development of a method for synthesising key salts as a step in advancing molten salt reactor technology. The company…