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BWX Technologies Inc (BWXT) has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop a centrifuge pilot plant to ensure a domestic supply of enriched uranium for defence purposes.

Date: Thursday, 29 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BWXT-to-evaluate-defence-focused-enrichment-pilot

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Westinghouse has produced the first of its nuclear fuel pellets that contain higher enrichment levels than what is currently used in commercial reactors. The Low Enriched Uranium Plus (LEU+) Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT) fuel pellets are aimed at boosting both the performance and safety of nuclear power plants.

Date: Saturday, 10 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-starts-production-of-ADOPT-fuel-pelle

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Framatome and TerraPower have agreed to design and develop a high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) metallisation pilot plant at Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington.

Date: Saturday, 01 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome,-TerraPower-announce-plans-for-HALEU-met

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The maritime industry stands on the brink of a new era, writes Mikal Bøe. With the rise of new nuclear technologies, the sector can finally address the dual challenge of meeting global climate goals and improving energy efficiency.

Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Modernising-the-regulatory-ecosystem-for

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The Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which will ban the importation into the USA of low-enriched uranium (LEU) that is produced in Russia or by a Russian entity, will now go to President Biden to be signed into law.

Date: Thursday, 02 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-Senate-passes-act-banning-Russian-uranium-impor

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Meeting pledges to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 will mean opportunities for all stages of the nuclear supply chain. These opportunities - and associated challenges - were widely discussed at the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2024 conference which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-cycle-players-explore-opportunities-and-chall

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The African Commission On Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) and US-based DeepGEO have signed a partnership agreement paving the way for expanding nuclear energy in Africa and establishing a fully autonomous African nuclear supply chain. The African Nuclear Energy Funding Initiative (ANEFI) agreement supports the development of multinational repositories for high level nuclear waste in Africa to promote regional governance and secure financing for vital infrastructure development. DeepGEO said this “enhances the sustainability of nuclear energy worldwide, and boosts sustainable development in a continent that is expected to become home to 25% of the global population by the year 2050”.

Date: Saturday, 09 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsafcone-and-deepgeo-launch-partnership-to-expand-nuclear-energy-in-africa-11585821

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The Orano group and US-based SHINE Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a view to developing a pilot plant in the USA for recycling used nuclear fuel from light water reactors. The material recovered from the used fuel will be able to be re-used to fabricate new nuclear fuel for advanced and existing reactor designs. Certain radioactive isotopes extracted during the process could also be used for other industrial and medical applications.

Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsorano-and-shine-technologies-to-co-operate-on-used-fuel-recycling-11573638

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Orano USA and SHINE Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on the development of a US pilot plant with commercial-scale technology for recycling used nuclear fuel from light water reactors.

Date: Saturday, 02 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Plans-announced-for-pilot-US-nuclear-fuel-recyclin

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GE Vernova subsidiary Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) has received US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval to manufacture, ship and analyse the performance of nuclear fuel with Uranium-235 enrichments of up to 8% weight.

Date: Thursday, 22 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsglobal-nuclear-fuel-receives-approval-to-manufacture-higher-enrichment-fuel-11533316

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