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Bulgaria's Kozloduy using first Westinghouse fuel

Bulgaria's Kozloduy using first Westinghouse fuel

Following its annual scheduled shutdown, Kozloduy unit 5 has been restarted with 43 Westinghouse-produced cartridges loaded into the reactor as part of its transition from Russian-supplied fuel.

Uranium & Fuel 12 June 2024

US uranium purchases show year-on-year increase: EIA

US uranium purchases show year-on-year increase: EIA

US utilities purchased 27% more uranium in 2023 than 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration's latest annual report. Most of this came from foreign suppliers - US-origin material accounted for 5% of total deliveries, the same percentage as 2022.

Uranium & Fuel 11 June 2024

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GLE agrees to acquire land for Paducah facility

DOE unveils process for Russian LEU import waivers

Framatome, TerraPower announce plans for HALEU metallisation plant

US Q1 uranium production highest since 2018

UK aims for Urenco-built HALEU facility by 2031

Uganda looks to potential uranium production

First Westinghouse fuel loaded at Bulgaria's Kozloduy

US uranium purchases show year-on-year increase: EIA

US Senate passes act banning Russian uranium imports

GLE agrees to acquire land for Paducah facility

GLE agrees to acquire land for Paducah facility

Global Laser Enrichment has entered into a set of agreements that provides it with an option to purchase a plot of land for the planned Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility in Kentucky.

Uranium & Fuel 05 June 2024

Inaugural ISL tests completed at third Canadian uranium deposit

Inaugural ISL tests completed at third Canadian uranium deposit

A test programme at the Midwest uranium project in Saskatchewan has validated that the Midwest Main deposit possesses the characteristics necessary for an in-situ leach operation, Denison Mines Corp has announced.

Uranium & Fuel 04 June 2024

Framatome, TerraPower announce plans for HALEU metallisation plant

Framatome, TerraPower announce plans for HALEU metallisation plant

Framatome and TerraPower have agreed to design and develop a high-assay low enriched uranium metallisation pilot plant at Framatome’s nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington.

Uranium & Fuel 31 May 2024

First Westinghouse fuel loaded at Bulgaria's Kozloduy

First Westinghouse fuel loaded at Bulgaria's Kozloduy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev was among those marking the loading of Westinghouse VVER fuel into the country's Kozloduy nuclear power plant's unit 5, part of its supply diversification process.

Uranium & Fuel 29 May 2024

DOE unveils process for Russian LEU import waivers

DOE unveils process for Russian LEU import waivers

The US Department of Energy has issued details of the process for obtaining waivers to allow the import of limited quantities of Russian-origin low-enriched uranium to ensure US nuclear plants do not experience supply disruptions when the recently signed prohibition law comes into force.
 

Uranium & Fuel 23 May 2024

Uganda looks to potential uranium production

Uganda looks to potential uranium production

The Government of Uganda is hosting an International Atomic Energy Agency Integrated Uranium Production Cycle Review mission as it reviews its potential to produce uranium to support its plans for 24,000 MWe of nuclear capacity.

Uranium & Fuel 16 May 2024

US Q1 uranium production highest since 2018

US Q1 uranium production highest since 2018

US production of 82,533 pounds U3O8 (32.1 tU) in the first quarter of 2024 was the highest Q1 production since 2018 and almost 80% more than production for the whole of 2023.

Uranium & Fuel 14 May 2024

Post-irradiation testing of high-burnup fuel under way at ORNL

Post-irradiation testing of high-burnup fuel under way at ORNL

High burnup fuel rods manufactured by GE Vernova's Global Nuclear Fuel are being examined at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory after spending six years in a commercial nuclear power reactor.

Uranium & Fuel 10 May 2024