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UK-US partnership for HALEU transport packages
UK-US partnership for HALEU transport packages
The UK's Nuclear Transport Solutions has signed a strategic agreement with Westinghouse of the USA to work together on the development of Pegasus – NTS's package designed for the safe transport of high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel.
 
Monday, 26 January 2026
Kairos secures HALEU for Hermes' first fuel load
Kairos secures HALEU for Hermes' first fuel load
Kairos Power has finalised a contract with the US Department of Energy to receive the high-assay low-enriched uranium that will be used to make the fuel for the startup and operation of its Hermes low-power demonstration reactor.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 23 January 2026
First VVER-1200 fuel delivered to China for Tianwan 7
First VVER-1200 fuel delivered to China for Tianwan 7
Rosatom has supplied fuel for the initial loading for Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant's unit 7, which is a VVER-1200 reactor.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 22 January 2026
Dioxitek celebrates record UO2 production
Dioxitek celebrates record UO2 production
Argentina's state-owned producer of uranium dioxide set a new production record in 2025, which it says means it is possible to meet the needs of the country's nuclear power plants domestically.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 20 January 2026
DOE delivers HALEU feedstock for advanced reactor fuel
DOE delivers HALEU feedstock for advanced reactor fuel

Standard Nuclear, Inc has received its first shipment of high-assay low-enriched uranium feedstock at its facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, under the US Department of Energy's initiative to fast-track the fuel supply chain for advanced reactors.

Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 8 January 2026
Podcast: Nuclear energy’s key moments in 2025
Podcast: Nuclear energy’s key moments in 2025
What were the most-read World Nuclear News stories, and what has World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picked out as her key moments of 2025? Read a month-by-month summary, and listen to the full podcast episode.
 
Podcasts & Features · Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Rosatom reports successful tests of HTGR fuel in extreme conditions
Rosatom reports successful tests of HTGR fuel in extreme conditions
The Russian state nuclear corporation says that tests have been successfully completed on fuel samples for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors under extreme conditions.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 22 December 2025
Modified fuel supplied to Uzbekistan research reactor
Modified fuel supplied to Uzbekistan research reactor
Dense uranium and uranium-silicide fuel produced by the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant in Russia is said to offer better performance than the IRT-4M fuel assemblies previously supplied to Uzbekistan.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 18 December 2025
Rosatom develops production process for lithium-7 fluoride
Rosatom develops production process for lithium-7 fluoride
The development of lithium-7 fluoride production technology is seen as a key step in Russia for the proposed future molten salt reactors.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 11 December 2025
First nuclear fuel delivered for Kudankulam unit 3
First nuclear fuel delivered for Kudankulam unit 3
The first delivery has taken place of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s unit 3 in India.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 5 December 2025
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