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UK launches HALEU deconversion competition

UK launches HALEU deconversion competition

The UK government has launched a competition for funding up to GBP70 million (USD90 million) to support the development of a commercial HALEU deconversion facility in the country.

Uranium & Fuel 25 July 2024

Framatome to supply fuel for Slovak VVER reactors

Framatome to supply fuel for Slovak VVER reactors

Slovak utility Slovenské elektrárne has signed a contract with France's Framatome for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the VVER-440 reactors at its Bohunice and Mochovce plants, starting from 2027.

Uranium & Fuel 24 July 2024

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GA progresses with silicon carbide fuel cladding development

GA progresses with silicon carbide fuel cladding development

General Atomics has manufactured the first batch of full-length SiGA silicon carbide composite tubes designed for pressurised water reactors. The company is developing nuclear fuel rods that can withstand higher temperatures than materials currently used. 

Uranium & Fuel 22 July 2024

BWXT considers locating TRISO plant in Wyoming

BWXT considers locating TRISO plant in Wyoming

BWX Technologies Inc has signed a cooperation agreement with the Wyoming Energy Authority to evaluate locations for a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel production facility in the state.

Uranium & Fuel 18 July 2024

Oklo demonstrates fuel recycling process

Oklo demonstrates fuel recycling process

California-based liquid metal fast reactor developer Oklo Inc, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory, has successfully completed the first end-to-end demonstration of the key stages of its advanced fuel recycling process.

Waste & Recycling 18 July 2024

VVER fuel reliable in flexible power output tests, says Rosatom

VVER fuel reliable in flexible power output tests, says Rosatom

Experiments to test the impact of load following on VVER-1200 fuel show it "did not have a significant impact on its main characteristics", Russia's nuclear power corporation has reported.

Uranium & Fuel 16 July 2024

Dummy fuel loaded into first new unit at Kursk II

Dummy fuel loaded into first new unit at Kursk II

Preparations for testing of the reactor plant equipment at the new VVER-TOI reactor at Kursk II nuclear power plant continue with the loading of simulated fuel assemblies which do not contain uranium.

Uranium & Fuel 15 July 2024

DOE seeks domestic LEU supply contracts

DOE seeks domestic LEU supply contracts

The US Department of Energy has issued a request for proposals to purchase low-enriched uranium from domestic sources. The request is supported by USD2.7 billion from President Joe Biden's Investing in America agenda to boost the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain.

Uranium & Fuel 28 June 2024

Fuel assemblies with 3D-printed bottom nozzles tested

Fuel assemblies with 3D-printed bottom nozzles tested

Four lead test assemblies supplied by Westinghouse featuring 3D-printed bottom nozzles have been used at Southern Nuclear's Farley nuclear power plant in Alabama. Westinghouse says the components improve debris capture and fuel endurance within its fuel assemblies.

Uranium & Fuel 27 June 2024

EU funding Framatome VVER-440 fuel development

EU funding Framatome VVER-440 fuel development

The EUR10 million (USD10.7 million) contribution from the European Union under the Euratom Research and Training Programme targets the "swift and secure development and deployment of a European fuel solution" for VVER reactors.

Uranium & Fuel 21 June 2024