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Urenco agrees supply deal with Energoatom to 2035

Urenco agrees supply deal with Energoatom to 2035

The contract will see Urenco continuing to supply Ukraine's Energoatom with enriched uranium until 2035, with an option to extend the contract to 2043. 

Uranium & Fuel 30 November 2023

Centrus makes first HALEU delivery

Centrus makes first HALEU delivery

The first delivery of high-assay, low-enriched uranium produced at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio, to the US Department of Energy marks the end of the first phase of a cost-share contract signed in 2022.
 

Uranium & Fuel 09 November 2023

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Urenco to expand UK tails plant

Urenco to expand UK tails plant

Following a "rigorous procurement process", US engineering firm Bechtel has been selected by uranium enrichment services provider Urenco to support the expansion of the Tails Management Facility at its site in Capenhurst, UK.

Waste & Recycling 02 November 2023

Orano to expand capacity of French enrichment plant

Orano to expand capacity of French enrichment plant

The board of directors of Orano has approved an investment of some EUR1.7 billion (USD1.8 billion) to raise the production capacity of the Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant at the Tricastin site in southern France by more than 30%.

Uranium & Fuel 20 October 2023

Enrichment operations start at US HALEU plant

Enrichment operations start at US HALEU plant

US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus Energy Corp has begun enrichment operations at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The company said it expects to begin withdrawing high-assay low-enriched uranium product later this month.

Uranium & Fuel 12 October 2023

Energoatom sends first batch of Ukrainian-mined uranium to Canada

Energoatom sends first batch of Ukrainian-mined uranium to Canada

The first batch of uranium mined at the Eastern Mining and Enrichment Plant in Ukraine has been sent to Canada where it will be converted into natural uranium hexafluoride as part of the company's agreement with Cameco.

Uranium & Fuel 18 September 2023

Orano gives updates on uranium enrichment plans and Niger situation

Orano gives updates on uranium enrichment plans and Niger situation

Orano has revealed plans to extend enrichment capacity at its Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant, and has begun the regulatory process to produce HALEU there. Separately, the company has confirmed it is "reorganising" work at its Niger operations to mitigate logistical impacts following the recent coup.

Uranium & Fuel 11 September 2023

Centrus brings forward HALEU production date

Centrus brings forward HALEU production date

US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus Energy Corp announced that it expects to begin first-of-a-kind production of high-assay low-enriched uranium at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio, in October - about two months ahead of schedule.

Uranium & Fuel 07 September 2023

UK funding to ensure Ukrainian nuclear fuel supplies

UK funding to ensure Ukrainian nuclear fuel supplies

The UK government has announced it will provide a GBP192 million (USD243 million) loan guarantee to enable UK-headquartered Urenco to supply Energoatom, Ukraine's national nuclear company, with uranium enrichment services. The UK government also agreed a Memorandum of Understanding committing support to Ukraine's energy sector and green energy future.

Uranium & Fuel 23 August 2023

Construction of second Russian deconversion plant progresses

Construction of second Russian deconversion plant progresses

The installation of equipment has begun at TVEL's JSC Electrochemical Plant in Zelenogorsk in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Region for W2-ECP, the country's second plant for the processing of depleted uranium hexafluoride. The plant is part of a long-term project to manage and make use of depleted uranium stocks in Russia.

Waste & Recycling 16 August 2023