Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said the country should consider whether to bring in some restrictions on exports of raw materials such as uranium, titanium and nickel, in response to sanctions limiting imports of certain goods.

Orano USA has selected Oak Ridge as its preferred site for a new centrifuge uranium enrichment facility.

The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse has been loaded into unit 2 of Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant.

A pilot batch of fuel elements has successfully passed acceptance tests for compliance with the technological and design documentation for Russia's MBIR multipurpose sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor.

BWX Technologies Inc has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to develop a centrifuge pilot plant to ensure a domestic supply of enriched uranium for defence purposes.

Kazatomprom has cut its uranium production guidance for 2025 by 5000 tU, citing uncertainties in sulphuric acid supply - but 2025 production is still expected to be higher than 2024.

Brazilian fuel cycle company Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil has announced it is to resume exploration for uranium in the country after a 40-year hiatus.

Deliveries of natural uranium and other nuclear services to the EU, including imports from Russia, increased in 2023 as utilities continued to diversify their sources of nuclear fuel. But there are still supply chain challenges to face, according to the latest annual report from the Euratom Supply Agency.

Global Atomic's Dasa uranium project in Niger has not been affected by political developments over the past year and continues to be supported by the Niger cabinet, the company's President and CEO Stephen Roman said in its quarterly results announcement.