Radiant signs deal to supply microreactor for US military base
The company is developing the 1 MWe Kaleidos high-temperature gas-cooled portable microreactor, which will use a graphite core and TRISO (tri-structural isotropic) fuel. Earlier this year, it was one of…
Site surveys begin for first Kazakh nuclear power plant
The event was attended by of the Russian State Corporation Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev, and…
UAE collaboration delivers first low-carbon aluminium
The low-carbon aluminium is being marketed under the product brand MinimAL. The first customer for the Emirati product is Egyptian company CANEX Aluminum, who will use it to produce advanced…
Uranium producers share market confidence in half-year roundups
On 1 August, French fuel company Orano said its revenue, EBITDA (standing for earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation – a measure of profitability), and operating income were all…
Q&A: Working towards a closed nuclear fuel cycle
How would you define a closed fuel cycle? A closed fuel cycle refers to a system in which fuel discharged from a nuclear reactor is reprocessed, and the recovered nuclear…
Construction permit granted for new Chinese plant
“We believe that the submitted application documents comply with relevant national laws and nuclear safety regulations, and that the design principles and nuclear safety-related activities of units 1 and 2…
US uranium industry growth continues
2024 production of 677,000 pounds U3O8 (260 tU) was a “significant increase” from 2023 production of 50,000 pounds U3O8, according to the Energy Information Administration’s , published on 5 August.…
Denver airport contemplating onsite reactor
Denver International Airport (DEN) announced it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to study the feasibility of building a small modular reactor (SMR) on the airport campus. It said…
Denison progresses with permitting of Wheeler River
Wheeler River is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin, in northern Saskatchewan, and is host to the high-grade Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits.…
Turbogenerator for Russian fast reactor delivered
The delivery of the turbogenerator – comprising a steam turbine rotor and a stator – was carried out via the Northern Sea Route and then along the Ob and Tom…
