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An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Centre of Excellence for Safeguards and Non-Proliferation has been launched at uranium enrichment services provider Urenco's Capenhurst site in the UK. The centre will be fully operational in 2025.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-Centre-of-Excellence-launched-at-Capenhurst

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.

Date: Friday, 26 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-launches-HALEU-deconversion-competition

President Biden has signed into law HR 1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, just two weeks after the bill was passed unanimously by the US Senate. The legislation, which bans the import of Russian-produced low enriched uranium (LEU), will come into effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of the bill, and will remain in effect until the end of 2040. Waivers may be granted to allow the import of limited amounts of LEU, under certain circumstances, until 1 January 2028.

Date: Friday, 17 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-ban-on-russian-uranium-signed-into-law-11779066

Netherlands nuclear regulator, the Authority for Nuclear Safety & Radiation Protection (ANVS - Autoriteit Nucleaire Veiligheid en Stralingsbescherming) has granted the final permit to enrichment company Urenco for the construction and operation of a new radioactive waste storage facility at its Almelo site.

Date: Friday, 17 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsurenco-receives-permit-for-new-waste-store-at-almelo-11779117

The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) has granted the final permit to Urenco for the construction and operation of a new radioactive waste storage facility at its Almelo site. The uranium enrichment company was last year granted permission to build the facility prior to the permit being issued.

Date: Thursday, 16 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Dutch-regulator-issues-permit-for-Urenco-waste-sto

The UK government is awarding £196 million ($245 million) to Urenco to build a new uranium enrichment facility at its Capenhurst site in northwest England. The plant will have the capacity to produce up to 10 tonnes per year of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) by 2031.

Date: Friday, 10 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-to-build-europes-first-haleu-facility-11755810

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 (HALEU) per year by 2031.

Date: Thursday, 09 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-aims-for-Urenco-built-HALEU-facility-by-2031