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UK aims for Urenco-built HALEU facility by 2031

UK aims for Urenco-built HALEU facility by 2031

The UK government is awarding GBP196 million (USD245 million) to Urenco to build a uranium enrichment facility with the capacity to produce up to 10 tonnes of high-assay low-enriched uranium per year by 2031.

Uranium & Fuel 08 May 2024

Authorisation issued for Flamanville EPR commissioning

Authorisation issued for Flamanville EPR commissioning

France's nuclear regulator has authorised the commissioning of the Flamanville EPR reactor, which has a summer 2024 target for connection to the grid.

New Nuclear 08 May 2024

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IAEA, Iran look to revive cooperation under 2023 agreement

IAEA, Iran look to revive cooperation under 2023 agreement

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he has proposed a set of "concrete practical measures" to revitalise the agency's 2023 Joint Statement with Iran during a visit to the country this week.
 

Nuclear Policies 08 May 2024

US microreactor developer goes public

US microreactor developer goes public

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc said it intends to use the net proceeds from its initial public offering to continue R&D of its proprietary ZEUS and ODIN microreactor designs as well as its high-assay low-enriched uranium activities.
 

Corporate 08 May 2024

Nuclear site licence issued for UK's Sizewell C

Nuclear site licence issued for UK's Sizewell C

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted a nuclear site licence for the Sizewell C site in eastern England, where the plan is to replicate the Hinkley Point C model of a nuclear power plant featuring two EPRs.

New Nuclear 07 May 2024

Niger minister visits Dasa uranium project

Niger minister visits Dasa uranium project

Niger's Mines Minister Ousmane Abarchi took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the processing plant at Global Atomic Corporation's site, and expressed the government's support for the project when he visited the mine on 3 May.

Uranium & Fuel 07 May 2024

Clean-up completed of pioneering ORNL site reactor

Clean-up completed of pioneering ORNL site reactor

The Low Intensity Test Reactor, known as Building 3005, was built in 1949 as a criticality testing facility that used highly enriched fuel with water as a coolant, and operated until 1968 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA.

Waste & Recycling 07 May 2024

CPS Energy increases ownership of South Texas Project

CPS Energy increases ownership of South Texas Project

CPS Energy has agreed to acquire an additional 2% ownership of the South Texas Project from Constellation and has entered a long-term power purchase agreement for 200 MWe of capacity following the resolution of disputes over Constellation's 2023 acquisition of NRG Energy's share of the two-unit nuclear power plant.

Corporate 07 May 2024

WEC panelists welcome growth in support for nuclear power

WEC panelists welcome growth in support for nuclear power

The public and political perception of nuclear energy has significantly improved over the past few years, speakers agreed in a panel session during the recent World Energy Congress 2024.

Nuclear Policies 07 May 2024

Alberta, Saskatchewan to cooperate on nuclear energy

Alberta, Saskatchewan to cooperate on nuclear energy

The governments of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the development of nuclear power generation in support of both provinces' need for affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity grids by 2050.

Nuclear Policies 03 May 2024