Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

NNSA Administrator responds to Science story on weaponizable HALEU

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Responding to a 2024 article about the weapons potential of fuel used by some advanced reactors, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration last week said the agency aims to evaluate risks of high-assay low enriched uranium.
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Urenco USA brings sixth cascade online at New Mexico enrichment plant

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X-energy completes vertical construction of Oak Ridge fuel facility

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BWXT sees billions in potential defense-fuel work as U.S. rebuilds enrichment

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Round Up: Framatome signs enriched fuel contract; DOE ships ‘rare salt’ material to Natura; Dems introduce Good Energy Jobs Act and Virginia commission plans hearings on NextEra, Dominion merger

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Round Up: New Mexico to prohibit new uranium mining; SMRs garner international interest, Grossi says; NRC unveils new website design

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus inks agreement to supply HALEU to Antares

Budget & Policy

New Mexico state agency to prohibit any new uranium mining

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

NANO enters MOU with Enveniam to advance nuclear projects

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus, Radiant reach a long-term HALEU deal

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

West Virginia becomes sixth state picked under DOE’s nuclear campus program

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.
Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Fuel reprocessing to play a role in advanced nuclear sector, panel says

WASHINGTON – The advanced nuclear technology sector likes the idea of used fuel reprocessing, but is still trying to figure out the economics of it, a House Science, Space and Technology Committee panel heard last week.  Several nuclear industry specialists… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus, Radiant enter into a long-term HALEU deal

International

IAEA: North Korea has new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

West Virginia becomes sixth state selected under DOE’s nuclear campus program

International

IAEA: North Korea builds new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

DOE national labs, NNSA using uranium oxide from DUF6 operations

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Round Up: Ur-Energy makes uranium shipment; Kairos launches new workforce program; SHINE, Argonne, CWRU to collaborate on fuel recycling; Bechtel to lead construction of Poland’s nuclear plant

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