Uranium & Fuel

Uranium & Fuel
Quiet quarter for US uranium production as momentum builds

Quiet quarter for US uranium production as momentum builds

All the uranium produced in the USA during the first quarter of this year was from in-situ leach operations, according to the latest US government update. But production from conventional mills, as well as in-situ leach operations, looks set to ramp up over the coming months.

Uranium & Fuel 22 May 2023


Remediation of Kyrgyz uranium legacy site to start

Remediation of Kyrgyz uranium legacy site to start

Remediation works at Mailuu-Suu - the largest uranium legacy site in Kyrgyzstan - are set to begin following the allocation of a grant of EUR23 million (USD25 million) from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia, managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Uranium & Fuel 19 May 2023


CNNC launches test platform to extract uranium from seawater

CNNC launches test platform to extract uranium from seawater

China National Nuclear Corporation has commissioned a seawater uranium extraction test platform, said to be the largest such test platform to be built in the South China Sea.

Uranium & Fuel 18 May 2023


TVEL delivers new equipment for Chinese VVER-1000 fuel production

TVEL delivers new equipment for Chinese VVER-1000 fuel production

The modernised ultrasonic unit supplied by TVEL is for fabrication at the Yibin plant, in China's Sichuan province, of Russian-designed TVS-2M nuclear fuel for VVER-1000 reactors.

Uranium & Fuel 17 May 2023


Orano signs partnership agreement with government of Niger

Orano signs partnership agreement with government of Niger

The general agreement covers the Imouraren project, the continued operation of the Somaïr mine, the remediation of the Cominak mine, and Orano's social commitment in Niger.

Uranium & Fuel 05 May 2023


Fuel innovation means research reactor can transition from HEU

Fuel innovation means research reactor can transition from HEU

Framatome has completed the development of the main component of innovative monolithic molybdenum-uranium fuel for the FRM II research reactor at the Technical University of Munich. Local politicians in Bavaria have approved plans to convert the reactor to use fuel with lower uranium enrichment.

Uranium & Fuel 28 April 2023


Licence application milestone for PLS

Licence application milestone for PLS

Fission Uranium Corp has filed its application to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a licence to construct a uranium mine and mill facility at the Patterson Lake South high-grade uranium project in Saskatchewan and begun front-end engineering design for the project.

Uranium & Fuel 27 April 2023


NRC approves use of Framatome codes in advanced nuclear fuel development

NRC approves use of Framatome codes in advanced nuclear fuel development

Framatome received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to apply the company's suite of Advanced Codes and Methods to operating conditions with uranium-235 enrichments above the industry standard of 5%.

Uranium & Fuel 26 April 2023


Boss confident of Honeymoon restart by year-end

Boss confident of Honeymoon restart by year-end

Boss Energy Limited said it is "well on track to be Australia's next uranium producer, with strong progress on all fronts" at its Honeymoon in-situ leach uranium project in South Australia. Production is scheduled to start at the mine during the final quarter of 2023.

Uranium & Fuel 24 April 2023


Market dynamics under spotlight at WNFC 2023

Market dynamics under spotlight at WNFC 2023

The nuclear market will be able to respond as it transitions away from the oversupply of recent years - but decisions to increase capacity in the front-end of the fuel cycle will need to be taken soon, according to speakers at World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2023.

Uranium & Fuel 20 April 2023