Go-ahead for preliminary works at Polish plant site
The permit, issued by Beata Rutkiewicz, covers: surveying works; development of the construction site, including the construction of temporary technical and other facilities; removal of trees; construction of a temporary fence;…
Yellowcake production begins at Kayelekera
Kayelekera first produced uranium in 2009, but when Australian-based Lotus Resources acquired the project from Paladin Energy in 2020 it had been under care-and-maintenance since 2014. Last year, the company…
US uranium company unveils conversion facility plans
Texas-headquartered UEC said the new company will be called United States Uranium Refining & Conversion Corp. (UR&C). The initiative responds to federal policy under recent Executive Orders from the White…
McArthur River delays impact Cameco production
Development delays and the expected timing of ground freezing as the mine transitioned into two new mining areas were among a list of potential risks to the McArthur River mine…
EIA programme proposed for Norwegian plant
Nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft submitted a proposal to Norway’s Ministry of Energy in November 2023 for an assessment of the construction of the small modular reactor (SMR) plant. According…
Funding allocated for UK plutonium disposal research
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said the investment, spanning five years, will allow the group, working with supply-chain partners, to design, install and operate specialist laboratory facilities at Sellafield, where…
Record-breaking year for nuclear electricity generation
The latest edition of the yearly report, produced by World Nuclear Association, also recorded that the average capacity factor increased to 83% – the capacity factor is how much electricity…
Further proposal submitted for SMR plant in Norway
The proposal was submitted by Grenland Kjernekraft AS – a newly-created wholly-owned subsidiary of Norsk Kjernekraft AS. The proposed plant will comprise several SMRs, with a total capacity of up…
IAEA team seeks access to new dam at Zaporizhzhia plant
In his latest – 311th – update on the situation in Ukraine, Grossi said the agency’s experts at the plant had been given details about the location of the dam…
Inner containment construction set to begin for Leningrad’s seventh unit
Pre-assembly and welding of the first tier of the inner containment has been taking place over the past few weeks next to the reactor building site and Rosenergoatom – part…
