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Oklo Plans $1.68 Billion Fuel Center in TN
Source: Neutron BytesOklo Plans $1.68 Billion Fuel Center in TN Oklo Announces Fuel Recycling Facility as First Phase of up to $1.68 Billion Advanced Fuel Center in Tennessee…
Nuclear Renaissance Could Create Shortage Of Uranium Supply, Says WNA
Source: NucNetA nuclear energy renaissance could create a shortfall in the supply of uranium with output from today’s mines expected to halve between 2030 and 2040 as…
Kairos And BWXT To Collaborate On Commercial Production Of Triso Nuclear Fuel
Source: NucNetUS companies Kairos Power and BWX Technologies (BWXT) have reached an agreement to explore technical and process opportunities for the optimisation of commercial production of Triso…
Lotus Resources Produces First U3O8 From Malawi Uranium Mine
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetLotus Resources has produced the first batch of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), also known as yellowcake, from its 85%-owned Kayelekera uranium mine in the Karonga District of…
Sweden To Restart Uranium Mining As Government Prepares For New Reactors
Source: NucNetSweden has confirmed plans to lift its ban on uranium mining from January 2026 with the aim of preparing for greater nuclear energy capacity and reducing…
Centrus Signs Agreement To Explore South Korean Investment In Ohio Uranium Enrichment Plant
Source: NucNetUS nuclear fuel company Centrus Energy has signed an agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Posco International to explore potential South Korean investment…
US DOE Announces ‘Significant Step’ In Strengthening Nuclear Fuel Supply Chains
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy (DOE) said it has taken a major step in strengthening domestic nuclear fuel cycle supply chains by establishing a consortium that…
Nuclear Waste Could Provide Fuel For Fusion Energy, Says Los Alamos Physicist
Source: NucNetResearchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US state of New Mexico have unveiled simulations showing how radioactive nuclear waste could be repurposed to generate…
UEC’s Sweetwater Uranium Complex On Fast Track For In-Situ Approval
Source: NucNetUranium Energy Corporation’s (UEC) Sweetwater uranium complex in the US state of Wyoming has been selected by the US government for a fast-tracked process of approval…
Tepco Suspends Water Discharge And Evacuates Fukushima Staff Following Tsunami Alert
Source: NucNetThe owner and operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan has suspended the discharge of treated water into the sea and evacuated all staff…
Urenco Signs First Agreement To Supply Uranium Enrichment Services For Slovakia
Source: NucNetMultinational uranium company Urenco has signed an agreement to supply enrichment services to nuclear power plants in Slovakia for the first time. The long-term contract with…
BWXT Fires Up Specialised Furnace For Advanced Triso Nuclear Fuel
Source: NucNetBWX Technologies (BWXT) has installed and tested a specialised furnace for the manufacturing of advanced forms of Triso fuel for Generation IV nuclear power reactors. The…
Framatome Signs Agreement For Supply Of Nuclear Fuel Assemblies To Barakah Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company Framatome and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) have signed an agreement for the supply of nuclear fuel assemblies and engineering services for the…
Lithuania To Study Deployment Of Newcleo Small Modular Reactors
Source: NucNetLithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) and European nuclear energy company Newcleo have signed a memorandum of understanding to study the feasibility of deploying Newcleo’s advanced…
Nano Nuclear And UrAmerica To Cooperate On Developing Argentina’s Uranium Industry
Source: NucNetNano Nuclear Energy, a US company specialised in advanced nuclear technologies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with UrAmerica to help modernise and develop Argentina’s nuclear…
Transfer Of Gentilly-1 Nuclear Fuel Sees ‘Significant Liability’ Removed From Canada Site
Source: NucNetCanadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) said it has removed a “significant nuclear liability” from the Gentilly nuclear power site in Quebec by transferring all used nuclear fuel…
Centrus Reaches ‘Critical Milestone’ With 900 Kilogram Haleu Delivery To US DOE
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetCentrus Energy subsidiary American Centrifuge Operating has produced and delivered 900 kg of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu) to the US Department of Energy, reaching a critical…
Tepco Completes Unit 6 Fuel Loading As Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Station Approaches Restart
Source: NucNetTokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has completed loading all 872 fuel assemblies into the core of Unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in…
Bulgaria’s Kozloduy-5 Completes First Fuel Cycle With Westinghouse RWFA Assemblies
Source: NucNetUnit 5 of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power station has completed its first fuel cycle using 43 Westinghouse-made RWFA (Robust Westinghouse Fuel Assembly) fuel assemblies, the country’s…
US DOE Extends Centrus’ Contract To Produce Crucial Haleu For Advanced Reactors
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has extended Centrus Energy’s contract to produce high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu) to 30 June 2026 with additional options for continued production…