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Thorium test begins
Thorium test begins
Halden, April 2013 (Thor Energy) 72x48Thorium fuel is now being tested in the Halden research reactor in Norway. It was loaded in the last week of April, defining the start of a physical test program that will simulate how the thorium fuel operates in a power reactor.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 21 June 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #9
Fuel cycle roundup #9
• No appeals against Wiluna
• Resources up at Eco Ridge
• US production up in 2012
• Etango licence renewal
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 17 June 2013
Minister calls for new Australian mines
Minister calls for new Australian mines
Australia must open new uranium mines if the country is to maintain its position as one of the world's leading suppliers, resources minister Gary Gray has warned. National and state governments must work with industry to make this happen.
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Nuclear complex to fuel Chinese plans
Nuclear complex to fuel Chinese plans

A 'one-stop' complex of reactor fuel facilities is planned by the two firms operating nuclear power plants in China. At Heshan in Guangdong province, it will provide conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication for China's expanding nuclear power program.

Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Merger to create US uranium giant
Merger to create US uranium giant
A planned acquisition of Strathmore Minerals by Energy Fuels would create the "premier pure-play US uranium company", according to an announcement by the two companies.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #8
Fuel cycle roundup #8
• Canadian First Nations in industry collaboration
• Milestone for laser loop
• Lance clears penultimate hurdle
• Possible separation for PhosEnergy
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 3 June 2013
Paducah enrichment plant to be closed
Paducah enrichment plant to be closed
Paducah (DoE)_48USEC is to wind up operations this month at the Paducah plant it leases from the US Department of Energy. The 1950s facility is the last remaining gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plant in the world.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 28 May 2013
New US uranium site in production
New US uranium site in production
Highland (Cameco)_48Uranium production has begun at North Butte, a satellite facility to Cameco's Smith Ranch-Highland in situ leach uranium project in Wyoming, in a step described as a significant milestone for the company's US operations.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #7
Fuel cycle roundup #7
• Pinon Ridge licence re-issued
• Approval for Lost Creek dryers
• Gas Hills resource estimate
• Denison completes on Fission
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Uranium company fights Quebec moratorium
Uranium company fights Quebec moratorium
A company that has invested CAD120 million in a Quebec uranium project has launched legal action in response to a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining imposed by the provincial government.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Groundbreaking at Husab
Groundbreaking at Husab
Husab groundbreaking (CGNPC)_48Work has formally begun on Namibia's newest uranium mine, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Husab project, majority owned by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation.
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 22 April 2013
French fuel for Korean reactor in Jordan
French fuel for Korean reactor in Jordan
Fuel for Jordan's research reactor will be made by Areva, the company announced. A South Korean consortium is supplying the 5 MWt unit to Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 19 April 2013
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