US, EU bodies report on nuclear fuel market situation
Owners and operators of US civilian nuclear power reactors purchased a total of 46.9 million pounds U3O8e (18,040 tU) of deliveries from US and foreign suppliers during 2025, 16% less…
Containment of first Egyptian unit takes shape
The Authority said concreting work continued non-stop for 30 hours, using five concrete pump trucks with boom distributors. About 80 specialists participated in the work during the day shift, another 80…
Latest MAST Upgrade experiments achieve milestones
The fifth series of experiments conducted on the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade tokamak, at UKAEA’s Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, began in 2025 and produced more than 1,100 fusion…
Changjiang 4 control room commissioned
A ceremony was held on 31 July to launch the operation of the control room, which China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said “marked a new stage in the commissioning and…
ORNL, Type One partner to advance fusion fuel cycle
The agreement outlines the use of four ORNL inventions supporting the design and operation of cryogenic pellet fuelling systems. Cryogenic pellet fuelling forms solid pellets of hydrogen at temperatures just…
Rosatom staff begin returning to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant
He said that brings the total of Russian specialists at the site to 25 with more due to return in the next two weeks if there is no escalation of…
First criticality for Mochovce 4
Operator Slovenské elektrárne said it achieved the landmarks at 22:10 and 22:31, respectively, on Thursday 6 August. Criticality is the point at which a nuclear reactor sustains a controlled, self-supporting chain…
Newcleo sets out plan for licensing of US MOX plant
The Regulatory Engagement Plan (REP) sets out the proposed framework for the company’s pre-application engagement with the NRC. It identifies the principal regulatory and technical topics that Newcleo expects to…
Indian parliamentarians stress urgency for uranium projects
The Committee on Public Undertakings’ comments came in a report covering the progress of India’s planned nuclear energy expansion. It included the recommendations from an earlier report and the responses received…
US collaboration to study used nuclear fuel recycling
Under the agreement, the partners will evaluate source-to-product and source-to-fuel pathways for materials recoverable through Curio’s proprietary NuCycle technology, while identifying opportunities for future engineering coordination, fuel development, qualification, fabrication,…
