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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for uranium enrichment services to help establish a reliable domestic supply of fuels using high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Such fuel is not currently commercially available from US-based suppliers.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 11 January 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-seeks-proposals-for-domestic-HALEU-production
The agreement by Canada, France, Japan, the UK and USA to leverage their civil nuclear power sectors to ensure a stable supply of nuclear fuel for existing and future reactors came as G7 climate, energy and environment ministers concluded a two-day meeting with a promise to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 18 April 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Five-G7-countries-in-nuclear-fuel-agreement
Romainia’s nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) says it put into operation its Feldioara Branch during January-March as part of its strategy for development of an integrated nuclear fuel cycle.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsromania-launches-integrated-fuel-cycle-as-kazakhstan-delivers-uranium-10747766
Denmark's Copenhagen Atomics has applied for its containerised small modular thorium molten salt reactor design to undergo Generic Design Assessment (GDA) in the UK.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscopenhagen-atomics-submits-molten-salt-smr-design-10500286
World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi say nuclear can, and will, rise to the energy challenge, in their addresses to World Nuclear Symposium 2022. Here are the transcripts.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 10 September 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Bilbao-y-Leon-and-Grossi-on-nuclear-s-op
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom have confirmed they have signed a final amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation. This extends the agreement through to 2040 and reduces US reliance on uranium from Russia during that time period. It is unchanged from a draft amendment released for public comment on 11 September.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Rosatom-and-US-DOC-welcome-change-to-uranium-agree
Sergey Kiriyenko, director general of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, told journalists at the International Forum ATOMEXPO 2016 in Moscow on 31 May that the 10-year portfolio of Rosatom's orders for construction of NPPs will increase in 2016. "At the end of 2015, the order portfolio was $110bn. The 2016 we plan to finish at $136bn," he said, adding that 34 Russian design NPP units were now under construction in different regions of the world. He added that the cumulative portfolio of orders, including construction of NPPs, fuel supplies, uranium products delivery, services etc., exceeded $300bn.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 07 June 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-signs-wide-ranging-deals-at-atomexpo-4915821
South Australia Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle recommended, in its 344-page report published on 9 May, that South Australia should "further investigate" the feasibility of the storage and disposal of international used nuclear fuel and intermediate-level waste. The commission said South Australia has the attributes and capabilities to manage and dispose of international used nuclear fuel safely, and it would have a significant inter-generational benefit to the community.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 10 May 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssouth-australia-considers-international-waste-facility-4888242
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) says China and Slovakia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation along "the entire nuclear fuel cycle industry chain" between Slovak NPP research institute VUJE, Slovakia's economy ministry, CNNC and the China Atomic Energy Authority.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 30 November 2015
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschina-woos-eastern-europe-4739991
Areva faces three major challenges as it turns itself around from its record 2014 losses, company CEO Philippe Knoche said today.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 11 September 2015
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Three-challenges-for-Areva