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In an interview for the World Nuclear News podcast NexGen Energy CEO and President Leigh Curyer set out the path ahead for what he calls their world-leading project in Canada, and gave his overview of the uranium sector's prospects.

Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/In-Quotes-NexGen-Energy-s-Leigh-Curyer-on-the-Rook

EnergySolutions of the USA and Germany's GNS Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH have signed a memorandum of understanding on the transport and disposal of large components from the future dismantling of Asian nuclear power plants.

Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/GNS-and-EnergySolutions-team-up-for-Asian-market

The extrusion of samples of an alloy of depleted uranium and zirconium at Idaho National Laboratory is a critical step in the process to qualify Lightbridge Corporation's advanced nuclear fuel technology.

Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Extrusion-demo-is-milestone-for-Lightbridge-Fuel-f

The launch of Atomic Canyon along with Neutron, a custom-built AI search platform for the nuclear energy sector, has been announced by CEO and Founder Trey Lauderdale. With a background in developing communications and software systems for the health sector, he explained: "I got my start in healthcare, and there are definite parallels with nuclear energy, which – for good reason – is far more regulated than any other industry in the US.”

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsatomic-canyon-unveils-ai-powered-search-platform-for-nuclear-sector-11604169

US-based EnergySolutions has completed its acquisition of Cabrera Services, a provider of environmental and radiological remediation services. Cabrera established in 1994, provides services to commercial and federal clients and will be fully integrated into EnergySolutions’ federal programme.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenergysolutions-finalises-acquisition-of-cabrera-services-11604178

The centre includes a full-scale plant control room simulator, Reactor Protection System prototype, and virtual reality experience as well as offices and classrooms, and will be used to train future operators of X-energy's Xe-100 advanced small modular reactors.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/X-energy-opens-first-training-centre-for-SMR-opera

Kazatomprom is "fully capable" of maintaining its position as a reliable supplier of natural uranium, with an action plan that enables it to react to evolving geopolitical events, the company said in its yearly financial results statement.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Kazatomprom-action-plan-addresses-supply-chain-ris

Ur-Energy has announced a decision to "build out" the fully permitted and licensed Shirley Basin Project in Carbon County, Wyoming. The company recently made its first shipment of uranium from the restarted Lost Creek project.

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ur-Energy-to-build-out-second-Wyoming-project

The US Administration's 2025 budget request includes nearly USD1.6 billion for the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy, with support for securing supplies of high-assay low-enriched uranium, developing new reactor technologies, supporting R&D, advancing the use of additive manufacturing and AI, and deploying US reactors overseas.

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-proposed-budget-supports-nuclear-projects

A trilateral memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the British, Canadian and US nuclear regulators to collaborate on technical reviews of advanced reactor and small modular reactor technologies.

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Transatlantic-collaboration-on-SMR-regulation-expa