One of Australia's most prospective low-cost uranium resources is now set to be wholly-owned by its partner and neighbour Heathgate Resources, which is part of US-based General Atomics.

UPDATED The Ranger 3 Deeps uranium project will not proceed to a final feasibility study under the current operating environment, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) announced today. The decision was driven by market conditions and project economics.

Paladin Energy is to acquire the Carley Bore uranium project from Energia Minerals, strengthening the company's foothold in Western Australia's Carnarvon Basin uranium province.

The Kintyre uranium project in Western Australia has received environmental approval from the country's federal government.

Quickly following the state government's announcement of a Royal Commission to look at nuclear energy prospects for South Australia, an opposition senator has launched his feisty vision for the future. If implemented, it would see the state make a technological leap to put it in front of the rest of the world in sustainability, write Ian Hore-Lacy and Ben Heard.

A first-of-a-kind Royal Commission investigating South Australia's potential participation in the nuclear fuel cycle has formally commenced. Meanwhile Queensland's threat to reinstate a ban on uranium mining has been greeted as an opportunity by Western Australia.

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has called on the government of the Australian state not to rush into a decision on whether to reinstate a ban on uranium mining that was lifted in 2012.

State senator Sean Edwards is advocating for nuclear energy to become part of South Australia's energy mix, importing and recycling used nuclear fuel to generate energy and revenue for the state.

Australian landholders have until 5 May to put forward potential sites for a national radioactive waste management facility under a voluntary site nomination process launched by the Australian government.

Alliance Resources has rejected a AUD 57.6 million ($44.7 million) offer from Quasar Resources for its 25% interest in the Four Mile uranium project in South Australia, ahead of announcing an updated exploration target for the prospective Four Mile North East project.

Environmental regulators in Western Australia have approved the environmental scoping document for an extension of Toro Energy's proposed Wiluna uranium project, clearing the way for a public environmental review later this year.

Is South Australia's plan to set up a royal commission into the potential for nuclear power a local or national story, writes Ian Hore-Lacy.