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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has delivered uranium nitride coated uranium oxycarbide tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel to NASA's Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion programme. The company says this demonstrates the "flexibility, precision and value" of its Pilot Fuel Manufacturing Facility (PFM).

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Thursday, 15 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/USNC-delivers-TRISO-particle-fuel-to-NASA

Urenco USA (UUSA) has signed an enrichment services supply agreement with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) as part of the fuel supply programme for USNC’s Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR). UUSA is operated by Louisiana Energy Services, the only US commercial producer supplying uranium enrichment services.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Thursday, 09 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsurenco-supplies-enriched-uranium-for-advanced-reactor-project-10657788

Companies say commercial agreement is first of kind Ultra Safe said its USNC MMR will deliver cost-effective electricity and process heat to users anywhere. Courtesy Ultra Safe. Urenco USA will supply enriched uranium to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation to manufacture fuel for its micro-modular reactor (MMR).

Ultra Safe said the agreement marks the first commercial supply of enriched uranium product (EUP) for use in an advanced nuclear reactor in the world.

Ultra Safe said it will buy enriched EUP from Urenco USA for use in the manufacture of tri-structural isotropic (Triso) particles and fully ceramic micro-encapsulated (FCM) fuel via Ultra Safe’s planned joint venture with Framatome in the US.

The EUP will be produced and supplied by the Urenco USA uranium enrichment facility in New Mexico.

Kurt Terrani, executive vice-president at Ultra Safe said the company has been working hard to manage and de-risk the front end of our fuel cycle.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Saturday, 04 March 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/urenco-to-provide-enriched-uranium-for-ultra-safe-s-mmr-3-5-2023

A newly announced agreement under which Urenco USA will supply enriched uranium to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation to manufacture fuel for its Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) has been described by the companies as the first commercial supply of enriched uranium product (EUP) for use in an advanced nuclear reactor anywhere in the world.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Friday, 03 March 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Urenco-USA,-USNC-in-advanced-reactor-uranium-suppl

Companies have ‘concrete plans’ for rapid expansion The new JV plans to begin manufacturing Triso particles and FCM fuel in late 2025. Courtesy USNC. France-based nuclear company Framatome and US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear have signed a non-binding agreement to form a joint venture to bring commercially viable, fourth-generation nuclear fuel to market for USNC’s micro-modular reactor (MMR) and other advanced nuclear power plant designs.

The joint venture expects to begin manufacturing Triso particles and fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel in late 2025.

The two companies said they had developed “concrete plans” to support rapid expansion to meet demand growth for advanced nuclear fuel in the US and global markets.

The partnership follows the opening of USNC’s pilot fuel manufacturing facility at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in August, the first and only privately funded facility in the US to manufacture Triso particles.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/framatome-usnc-joint-venture-aims-to-begin-manufacturing-in-2025-1-1-2023

A joint venture between Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) plans to manufacture commercial quantities of TRISO fuel particles and fuel for advanced reactor designs.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Saturday, 28 January 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Companies-pool-resources-to-manufacture-TRISO-fuel

Leonam Guimaraes, president of Brazil's state nuclear power company Eletronuclear, told Reuters that Brazil plans to complete the delayed unit 3 at its Angra NPP in partnership with either China's National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), France's EDF or Russia state nuclear corporation Rosatom.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbrazil-seeks-partners-to-complete-angra-3-7478476

Nuclear energy has faced serious challenges in recent years because of several factors: competition from low gas prices, subsidised renewables and slow growth in electricity demand in certain markets. But because of several powerful forces we are seeing signs that this year nuclear energy will come roaring back, writes Jarret Adams.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Five-reasons-nuclear-energy-will-rebound-in-2018