US enrichment plant begins accelerated review

Orano submitted the technical licensing documentation and Environmental Report for the gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility planned for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) earlier this year.…

Antares signs long-term HALEU supply deal with Urenco

Magnus Mori, Head of Advanced Fuels for Urenco, said it was “the world’s first multi-year contract for the supply of HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium), which marks an important milestone in…

Kursk II’s first VVER-TOI ‘has generated 2 billion kWh’

The VVER-TOI is Russia’s most powerful nuclear power unit. It was commissioned and officially transferred to operational status and entered the energy and capacity market and began supplying Russia’s Unified Energy…

Kazakhstan outlines localisation plans

The Comprehensive Plan for Developing Localisation in the Nuclear Industry for 2026–2030 was developed by Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency, jointly with Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants LLP, interested central government agencies,…

Podcast: Sustainability and the UK’s Low Level Waste Repository

Nuclear Waste Services’ Director of Sites and Operations, Mike Pigott, and Head of Waste Services Howard Falconer, explain the history of the site, how its operations have changed and its…

Atucha II granted 10-year licence renewal

The renewal process included the submission of technical documentation, and regulatory evaluations and inspections aimed at verifying the meeting of conditions to guarantee safe and reliable operation of the plant…

Inside the Unraveling of U.S. Diplomacy Under Trump

(Reuters) – When Donald Trump warned Iran on April 7 that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” a European diplomat in Washington said his government wanted an urgent answer to…

US Natural Gas Storage Capacity Rises in 2025, Says EIA

(Reuters) – U.S. underground natural gas storage capacity of the 375 active storage fields in the Lower 48 states increased in 2025, according to an annual report by the U.S.…

ConocoPhillips Says Venezuela’s Bid to Woo Oil Firms Falls Short

By The head of ConocoPhillips said Venezuela’s initial steps to attract foreign oil companies that could help revive the nation’s production are falling well short of what’s needed to convince…

China Raises Fuel Price Caps Again as Iran War Keeps Oil Markets on Edge

China will raise the price cap for its domestic retail prices of gasoline and diesel once again, as of May 22, in the latest hike of the maximum retail prices…