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The Magnox reprocessing plant at the Sellafield site in Cumbria has reprocessed the final box of used fuel from the UK's fast reactor programme being stored in the plant's ponds. Meanwhile, preparations are being made for the demolition of the iconic Pile One chimney that dominated the landscape over Sellafield for decades.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 25 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Sellafield-processes-last-of-fast-reactor-fuel
Disruptions in Kazakhstan, where ongoing unrest may add to pre-existing operating risks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, could be a "significant catalyst" for the uranium market, Canadian uranium company Cameco has said. Kazakh uranium producer Kazatomprom has said it will meet all delivery deadlines.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 08 January 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Uranium-sector-monitors-evolving-Kazakh-situation
UK Sheffield Forgemasters said on 28 July that it is being acquired by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) “to support a substantial recapitalisation of our defence-critical plant and equipment over the next 10 years”. The investment will secure its role “as a critical supplier to the next generation of UK Defence programmes, while continuing our independent commercial activities, serving markets such as civil nuclear, oil & gas, power generation, renewables and steel processing”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 30 July 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-defence-ministry-takes-over-sheffield-forgemasters-8946100
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced the uranium market as several companies announced in the second quarter of 2020 measures leading to an important decrease of uranium production and related services, the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) says in its newly released 2020 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of nuclear fuel supply and demand in the EU.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 09 July 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ESA-reviews-COVID-impacts-on-supply-and-demand
Global crises like the coronavirus pandemic and climate change can create a strong impetus for the rapid acceleration of new technological development, panellists at a World Nuclear Association Strategic eForum said this week. Governments also have an important part to play in facilitating the right market conditions to enable innovation to flourish, while effective communication is vital in all sectors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 26 June 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Cross-sector-panel-embraces-spirit-of-innovation
As the COVID-19 pandemic makes governments and international organisations consider new ways of conducting business and protecting communities, we need to turn the recovery into an opportunity to safeguard the future, writes Christer Viktorsson, director general of the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Regulators-adapt-to-an-unprecedented-cha