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Putin offers help to South African nuclear industry

Corporate

28 March 2013

Putin and Zuma (Presidential Press Office)_48Russia is offering to help South Africa to develop its own nuclear industry from resource production to power plant design and manufacture, Vladimir Putin has told South African president Jacob Zuma.

Rosatom signs international deals

New Nuclear

04 June 2012

Kiriyenko opens AtomExpo 2012 76x48Nigeria signed a cooperation accord with Russia towards the construction of its first nuclear power plant today at the AtomExpo event in Moscow. Bangladesh and South Africa also agreed to extend their nuclear cooperation with Russia.

US-origin HEU returned from South Africa

Regulation and Safety

19 August 2011

Safari 1 research reactor (Necsa)A shipment of highly-enriched uranium (HEU) from South Africa's Safari 1 research reactor has been returned to the USA. It is the latest milestone in the reactor's conversion to using low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel.

Fuel cycle roundup #5

Exploration and Nuclear Fuel

07 February 2013

• Areva partners Aura for Häggån
• More Karoo uranium
• Phoenix resource update
• More in Cauldron's pot 
• Hall of Fame welcomes Grandey

All change for uranium project ownership

Corporate

05 March 2012

First Uranium has announced the sale of its principle South African operating assets to AngloGold Ashanti and Gold One, while Cameco is to secure majority ownership of the Millennium Project in Canada through the purchase of Areva's interest.