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Boss confident of Honeymoon restart by year-end

Boss confident of Honeymoon restart by year-end

Boss Energy Limited said it is "well on track to be Australia's next uranium producer, with strong progress on all fronts" at its Honeymoon in-situ leach uranium project in South Australia. Production is scheduled to start at the mine during the final quarter of 2023.

Uranium & Fuel 24 April 2023

AUKUS-focused university collaboration agreed

AUKUS-focused university collaboration agreed

South Australia's Flinders University has signed agreements with universities in the USA and UK that will enable the Australian university to begin developing the specialist skills needed to underpin the future construction of nuclear submarines under the Australia-United Kingdom-United States security partnership.

Corporate 24 March 2023

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In Quotes: Bannerman’s Brandon Munro on war’s impact on uranium sector, plus how to best sell the benefits of nuclear

In Quotes: Bannerman’s Brandon Munro on war’s impact on uranium sector, plus how to best sell the benefits of nuclear

In a wide-ranging interview for the World Nuclear News podcast, Bannerman Energy’s CEO Brandon Munro outlined the major changes in the global uranium and wider nuclear fuel sector as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war - and gives his advice on winning people over to nuclear energy.

Uranium & Fuel 20 March 2023

AUKUS moves to next phase

AUKUS moves to next phase

The leaders of Australia, the UK and the USA have outlined the phased approach through which Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership.

Nuclear Policies 14 March 2023

Mulga Rock marsupial conservation plan approved

Mulga Rock marsupial conservation plan approved

Australia's Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has approved Deep Yellow Ltd's conservation plans for the sandhill dunnart at the Mulga Rock project in Western Australia.

Uranium & Fuel 16 February 2023

Lucas Heights redevelopment project gets under way

Lucas Heights redevelopment project gets under way

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has begun a project at its Lucas Heights facility near Sydney to remove general solid waste, building waste, and some mineral sands used in rare earth metals research, to make way for future site redevelopment.

Corporate 01 February 2023

Equipment being installed in ANSTO's Synroc radioactive waste processing facility

Equipment being installed in ANSTO's Synroc radioactive waste processing facility

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation says construction has been completed and processing equipment is now being installed in the Synroc facility which is due to begin operations in 2025.

Waste & Recycling 20 October 2022

Ranger valuation report prompts ERA board changes

Ranger valuation report prompts ERA board changes

Energy Resources of Australia has announced that its chairman and two independent non-executive directors are to step down. The announcement came after majority owner Rio Tinto questioned the content of a newly released valuation report to address material cost and schedule overruns on the rehabilitation of the Ranger project.

Corporate 04 October 2022

Research paper calls for infrastructure rethink to meet net-zero

Research paper calls for infrastructure rethink to meet net-zero

Governments must invest and break down roadblocks to the deployment of emerging and existing technologies if the world is to move to net-zero by mid-century - including legislative change to allow countries that currently prohibit the use of nuclear energy to consider using it as part of their energy mix, according to a new report by Princeton University and Worley.

Energy & Environment 06 September 2022

Australian opposition launches nuclear policy review

Australian opposition launches nuclear policy review

The leader of Australia's opposition has launched a formal process to examine the potential for advanced and next-generation nuclear technologies to contribute to national energy security and reduce power prices. Peter Dutton said it is "high time" for an "honest and informed debate on the benefits and costs of nuclear energy".

Nuclear Policies 05 August 2022