French, Belgian industry groups agree to enhance cooperation
“This agreement is part of a shared vision on the need to develop nuclear energy in order to meet the climate and energy sovereignty challenges facing both countries, as well…
Oklo announces plans for Tennessee fuel recycling plant
The fuel recycling facility will be the first phase of a USD1.68 billion advanced fuel centre, the company said. It is also exploring opportunities with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…
Investment decisions needed to avoid fuel cycle supply gaps
World Nuclear Association – and the Uranium Institute before it – has published a report on nuclear fuel supply and demand roughly every two years since its foundation in 1975.…
Infrastructure work begins for Cernavoda 1 refurb project
In December the company signed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the estimated EUR1.9 billion (USD1.97 billion) refurbishment with a consortium of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, AtkinsRealis’s…
Orano’s long-term planning for post-‘peak uranium’ years
Maes said that demand for nuclear fuel has been increasing, as nuclear capacity has increased. But he said that there was a 10-year period between a utility making a decision on new…
First ITER gyrotron installed as central solenoid modules completed
Referred to as ‘plasma starters’ for their role in initiating plasma pulses or ‘wave generators’ for their efficiency at generating high-frequency waves to match the resonant frequency of electrons in…
EDF strengthening relationship with suppliers as it plans new fleet
In February 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the time was right for a nuclear renaissance in France, saying the operation of all existing reactors should be extended without…
KHNP contracts ConverDyn for conversion services
The contract – the value of which was not disclosed – was signed on the sidelines of World Nuclear Symposium in London on Thursday. KHNP said it “anticipates that this…
‘Difficult to overstate demand from institutional investors’ for nuclear
Victoria Kalb, Managing Director, Global Head ESG & Sustainability Research, for UBS, said “the demand from the institutional investors that we speak to on nuclear – it’s difficult to overstate…
