Deep Fission completes borehole demonstration
California-based Deep Fission is developing the Gravity reactor, a small modular reactor designed to be placed underground in an optimised borehole one mile (1.6 km) deep. The company has announced…
Uranium companies see new chapter for the market
Kazatomprom could easily sell all its uranium output “into the East” – and new types of buyers need to be aware that the uranium market is in a new chapter…
Norman Foster says nuclear is key for ‘Electrical Revolution’
Speaking at the World Nuclear Symposium in London, the multi-award-winning architect behind numerous iconic projects, including the HSBC building in Hong Kong and The Gherkin building in London, warned that, over decades,…
Bannerman completes Etango funding, moves towards FID
Bannerman launched the placement on 9 September, after receiving confirmation from CNNC Overseas Limited (CNOL) that all conditions precedent to completion of CNOL’s strategic investment and joint venture for the…
Westinghouse fuel approved for Czech Temelín units
The new fuel assemblies are due to be loaded into unit 1 during its planned shutdown later this year. The country’s nuclear power plant operator ČEZ began work to diversify its…
Africa must be part of global nuclear renaissance, says Togolese leader
He said the theme of this year’s Symposium – From Ambition to Action – captured “the global nuclear momentum and renewed recognition that nuclear energy has an important role to play…
Orano CEO’s confident bet on Mongolian production
“I bet that the next multi-million pounds a year mine to be put in operation on this planet will be an Orano mine in Mongolia,” Nicholas Maes said. “And that mine…
Centrus to supply Radiant with microreactor fuel
Under the agreement, Centrus will begin delivering high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) before the end of the decade, adding another domestic source of fuel to support commercial scale-up of Radiant’s Kaleidos…
Orano, KHNP expand cooperation in uranium enrichment
The letter of intent – signed at the Elysee Palace in Paris during a state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung – builds on the memorandum of understanding…
Summit hears of surging interest in investing in nuclear projects
On the same day that Google announced a long-term power purchase agreement with Finland’s Fortum covering up to 50% of the Loviisa nuclear power plant’s capacity and providing financial certainty for…
