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Orano USA has selected Oak Ridge as its preferred site for a new centrifuge uranium enrichment facility.

Date: Friday, 06 September 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Orano-to-build-enrichment-facility-in-Tennessee

The completion of soil remediation at the East Tennessee Technology Park is the culmination of 20 years of cleanup at the site which was once home to Manhattan Project and Cold War-era uranium enrichment facilities. The remaining federally owned parcels of land at the site can now be transferred to the community.

Date: Thursday, 05 September 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Cleanup-milestone-for-East-Tennessee-site

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

Company says letter confirms project is considered strategic investment for African nation

Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Original article: nucnet.org/news/global-atomic-bullish-on-dasa-uranium-project-following-letter-of-support-8-2-2024

In a first for the USA, the country's nuclear regulator has approved an increase in the burnup limit for Westinghouse's Encore accident tolerant fuel design, paving the way for longer and more economic fuel cycles.

Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-fuel-in-US-licensing-first

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

Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) has announced the start up of uranium production at its fully permitted and past-producing Christensen Ranch in-situ leach (ISL) operations in Wyoming.

Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Uranium-production-resumes-at-Christensen-Ranch

NAC International Inc has received certification from the US nuclear regulator for the highly shielded version of its versatile OPTIMUS transport packaging system. This new certificate follows licensing approvals obtained under Canadian and Australian certifications.

Date: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-regulators-approve-NAC-s-highly-shielded-transp