Construction gets under way of first unit at Jinqimen plant
A ceremony was held at the plant site on 10 August to mark the pouring of first concrete for unit 1, a milestone that means the unit has officially entered…
Minister confirms environmental authorisation for South African new build
The authorisation for Eskom’s Final Environmental Impact Report for a new nuclear power plant at Duynefontein was originally granted by South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs, but had been the…
Detailed site survey begins at Dukovany
The ceremony was attended by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) President Hwang Joo-ho, project development company Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) President Zavodski, Czech Minister of Industry Lukáš Vlček,…
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.…
