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Rokkasho steps forward
Rokkasho steps forward

Rokkasho (JNFL) 68x48The long-delayed reprocessing plant at Rokkasho-mura in Japan has passed a significant commissioning milestone, moving it towards operation.

Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 30 May 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
China approaches reprocessing commitment
China approaches reprocessing commitment
Holland, Xi, April 2013 (Elysee / P Segrette) 73x48China is to reprocess used reactor fuel at a plant supplied by Areva, according to a letter of intent signed in Beijing yesterday. Areva said it was a milestone that represented a signature on part of a contract for sale.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 26 April 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 swaps plutonium to balance MOX policies
UK swaps plutonium to balance MOX policies
A series of exchanges has seen the UK take control of three tonnes of plutonium it had been storing for foreign firms. The country's goal is to use plutonium stocks as reactor fuel for power generation.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 23 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
French fuel for Korean reactor in Jordan
French fuel for Korean reactor in Jordan
Fuel for Jordan's research reactor will be made by Areva, the company announced. A South Korean consortium is supplying the 5 MWt unit to Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 19 April 2013
Iran launches uranium mine and mill
Iran launches uranium mine and mill
Ahmadinejad - 090413 - 48A uranium mine and mill have been inaugurated by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad as the country celebrates National Nuclear Technology Day.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Czech Republic now HEU-free
Czech Republic now HEU-free
Czech HEU casks (NNSA) 48With the completion of the final shipment of used fuel from the research reactor at Rez to Russia, all highly enriched uranium (HEU) has now been removed from the Czech Republic.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 8 April 2013
Chinese HTGR fuel plant under construction
Chinese HTGR fuel plant under construction
HTGR demo fuel production line groundbreaking 48Construction has started on a pilot production line for fuel elements for the Shidaowan HTR-PM project - a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) in China's Shandong province.
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 21 March 2013
US watchdog issues MOX plant snapshot
US watchdog issues MOX plant snapshot
A mixed oxide (MOX) fuel plant under construction at Savannah River as part of the USA's plutonium disposition program is likely to start up three years later than originally planned, the US Government Accountability Office has suggested in published testimony.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 21 March 2013
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