Lloyd’s Register approves hybrid powered ship design
The design enables micro modular reactors (MMRs) to be combined with conventional diesel-electric systems for 73-metre and 90-metre amphibious stern landing vessel (SLV) designs. The approval in principle (AiP) follows…
Denison to proceed with Canada’s first ISR uranium mine
“Making a final investment decision and the upcoming initiation of construction activities at Phoenix mark the beginning of a new era in Denison’s history and the Canadian uranium mining sector,”…
NANO signs MoU exploring MMR deployment in UAE
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) will see NANO collaborate with EHC – a 35-year-old diversified investment holding company which is a subsidiary of International Holding Company – to “identify and evaluate…
Russian uranium mining hit targets in 2025, expansion planned
In a report of the annual meeting of Rosatom’s mining division Rosatom Nedra with stakeholders, it noted that licences have been obtained for the development of the Shirondukuyskoye deposit in eastern…
Contract signed for generic Polish BWRX-300 design
The Poland Generic Design Agreement was signed during a ceremony on Tuesday at the US Department of Energy in Washington DC. Participants included US Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly,…
Urenco to supply fuel for Deep Fission reactors
The low-enriched uranium (LEU) will be sourced from Urenco USA’s enrichment facility in Eunice, New Mexico, and meets all regulatory requirements for use in the USA, California-based Deep Fission noted.…
Philippines streamlines licensing for nuclear projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) said the streamlined end-to-end licensing framework was formulated during a Focus Group Discussion on Harmonising Nuclear Power Plant Licensing in the Philippines held on 11…
Orano submits environmental report for Project IKE
The Environmental Report (ER) provides an in-depth assessment of potential environmental impacts and demonstrates Orano’s commitment to environmental protection, public health and safety, transparency, and regulatory compliance. “The submission represents…
Contract for Sellafield plutonium storage containers
In January last year, the UK government took the decision that the country’s stockpile of civil plutonium would be disposed of, rather than used to produce mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for…
Partners discuss licensing for Brazil’s phosphate-uranium project
Tomás Albuquerque, President of Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), met with the Governor of Ceará, Elmano de Freitas, as well as Marlos Costa, President of Brazilian Nuclear Energy Holdings Company…
