TerraPower has said it expects operation of the Natrium demonstration reactor to be delayed by at least two years because there will not be sufficient commercial capacity to manufacture high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel in time to meet the proposed 2028 in-service date.
New Nuclear 15 December 2022
UK government funding of GBP13 million (USD15.9 million) will be used to help "prepare the necessary design and enabling work to begin new conversion capabilities for the world’s utilities from 2028".
Uranium & Fuel 15 December 2022
The first batch of fresh nuclear fuel from the Ulba-FA LLP joint partnership has been delivered to a Chinese nuclear power plant, Kazatomprom has announced. The shipment of AFA 3G ТМ fuel assemblies - equivalent to one reload (a little over 30 tonnes of low-enriched uranium) have been accepted by the end customer, China General Nuclear Power Corporation.
Uranium & Fuel 08 December 2022