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Guangdong nuclear fuel centre 'cancelled'
Guangdong nuclear fuel centre 'cancelled'
China is revising plans for a huge nuclear fuel centre, dropping the previously announced location in Guangdong province as the relationship between the Chinese state and one of the joint venture partners changes.
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 18 July 2013
Nuclear complex to fuel Chinese plans
Nuclear complex to fuel Chinese plans

A 'one-stop' complex of reactor fuel facilities is planned by the two firms operating nuclear power plants in China. At Heshan in Guangdong province, it will provide conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication for China's expanding nuclear power program.

Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #8
Fuel cycle roundup #8
• Canadian First Nations in industry collaboration
• Milestone for laser loop
• Lance clears penultimate hurdle
• Possible separation for PhosEnergy
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 3 June 2013
Paducah enrichment plant to be closed
Paducah enrichment plant to be closed
Paducah (DoE)_48USEC is to wind up operations this month at the Paducah plant it leases from the US Department of Energy. The 1950s facility is the last remaining gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plant in the world.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Netherlands to sell Urenco stake
Netherlands to sell Urenco stake
The Dutch government has confirmed its intention to sell its one-third stake in Urenco, clearing the way for the possible full privatization of the world's second-largest uranium enrichment company.
Corporate · Friday, 24 May 2013
Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal
Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal
Decisions on the future of South Korea's fuel cycle have been put off for another two years. The country wants to recycle and reprocess used reactor fuel but requires American consent.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 25 April 2013
UK decides on Urenco sale
UK decides on Urenco sale
The British government will go ahead with a process to sell its stake in Urenco, subject to security concerns and the company's complex ownership structure.
Corporate · Monday, 22 April 2013
Joint venture confirms Paducah interest
Joint venture confirms Paducah interest
Paducah (DoE)_48Two more companies have registered their interest in operating the US Department of Energy's (DoE's) Paducah gaseous diffusion enrichment plant and utilising DoE's inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Proposal for Paducah laser enrichment plant
Proposal for Paducah laser enrichment plant
Paducah (DoE)_48GE-Hitachi subsidiary Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) has formalised a proposal to set up a laser uranium enrichment plant using SILEX technology at the US Department of Energy's Paducah enrichment site in Kentucky.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 26 February 2013
China builds uranium enrichment centrifuge
China builds uranium enrichment centrifuge
Lanzhou - centrifuges 48The first domestically-produced centrifuge has been successfully installed at a uranium enrichment plant at the Lanzhou Nuclear Fuel Complex, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. China has previously relied on Russian enrichment technology.
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 25 February 2013
UK shifts Urenco oversight
UK shifts Urenco oversight
Responsibility for Britain's stake in Urenco has been moved between government departments in a measure that will help the country's work on a possible sale.
Corporate · Thursday, 17 January 2013
Urenco applies to increase US enrichment capacity
Urenco applies to increase US enrichment capacity
Urenco's Louisiana Energy Services (LES) has submitted a licence amendment request that would allow it to increase annual capacity at the Urenco USA (UUSA) centrifuge facility to 10 million SWU by 2020.
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 28 November 2012
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