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NRC completes X-energy’s Texas SMR project’s environmental review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued a final safety evaluation report for advanced reactor developer X-energy’s first planned small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas, completing its environmental review. According to X-energy’s Oct. 30 press release, NRC staff reviewed the company’s Xe-100 plant’s principal design criteria, safety analyses and other safety aspects and recommended that the […]
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Nuclear Energy & Radwaste Monitor
Centrus starts shipping new centrifuges to Ohio from Oak Ridge
Bethesda, Md. uranium broker Centrus Energy has manufactured its first centrifuge and is shipping it to its uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, the company said Oct. 29. The centrifuge was made at Centrus’ Oak Ridge, Tenn. facility. This centrifuge was completed as a part of the company’s multibillion dollar expansion of its uranium enrichment […]
Weapons Cleanup Monitor
Centrus reports mixed results as HALEU market takes shape
Bethesda, Md.-based uranium broker Centrus Energy reported mixed results in its earnings for the third quarter, seeing a gain in its quarterly income, but a decrease in net revenue. Net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 was $31.6 million, or about $1.53 a share, up from $3.9 million, or $0.21 a share, in […]
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
BWXT has strong third quarter due to Janus and other contracts
Earnings rose at Lynchburg, Va.- based BWX Technology (BWXT) in the third quarter, which the company attributed to trends in energy security challenges requiring nuclear solutions. Net earnings for the third quarter ended were $102 million, or $1.11 a share, up from $82.2 million, or $0.89 a share, in the year-ago quarter, according to the […]
