Nuclear fuel

Nuclear Fuel

Czech Government Approves Four Possible Repository Sites

Research and exploration work will be carried out on these sites to select the final and back-up site, which should be confirmed by 2030

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Fusion Group Calls for Building a Pilot Plant by the 2040s

The main criticism about nuclear fusion has been that its vast potential as a commercial source of energy has always been just out of reach.

CGN

CGN to Take Stake in Kazakh U Mining Company

China General Nuclear is expected to acquire a 49% stake in Ortalyk LLP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kazakh uranium producer Kazatomprom, by mid-2021.

Nuclear Policy

Iran Plans 20% Uranium Enrichment 'As Soon As Possible'

The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the waning days of the administration of President Donald Trump, who unilaterally withdrew …

Spent Fuel

Ukraine to Stop Sending Spent Nuclear Fuel to Russia

Ukraine plans to stop sending its spent nuclear fuel to Russia next year after opening a storage depot at the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the state operator of at…

Nuclear Policy

Adequate Uranium to Meet Demand, Latest Red Book Concludes

However, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and recent reductions in uranium production and exploration could affect available supplies…

Nuclear Power Plant

Hot Tests Completed at Ukraine’s ISF-2 Storage Facility

Hot tests have been completed at Ukraine’s ISF-2 dry used nuclear fuel storage facility constructed by Holtec International at the Chernobyl NPP site.

Nuclear Fuel

“Wet” vs “Dry”: the Pros and Cons of Two Storage Methods for Nuclear Waste

Safely disposing of waste remains one of the key challenges for the nuclear power industry.

Nuclear Fuel

TVEL Loads New Design of Fuel into Paks Unit 3

TVEL, the nuclear fuel manufacturer subsidiary of Russia's Rosatom, has loaded a batch of fresh fuel, including 18 fuel bundles of its new modification, into un…

Nuclear Fuel

NRA Approves Japan’s Mox Plant at Rokkasho

Japan’s mixed-oxide fuel plant under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, received Nuclear Regulation Authority approval on 9 December, despite the lac…

Nuclear waste

China Commissions First Used Fuel Transport Ship

China's first ship for the transport of used nuclear fuel has been delivered to China National Nuclear Corporation.

Nuclear Fuel

Ukrainian Ministry Meets to Discuss Uranium Production Suspension

According to the national Ukrinform news agency, all uranium mining by state enterprise VostokGOK was suspended on 7 December.

Nuclear Fuel

Georgia Power Receives First Nuclear Fuel Shipment for Vogtle Unit 3, Moves Closer to in-Service Operations

Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power has received the first nuclear fuel shipment for one of the two new reactors located at the Vogtle Electric Generating…

Nuclear Reactor

TVEL will Introduce New Fuel and Extended Fuel Cycle at Kudankulam NPP in India

Compared to the UTVS fuel model, which is currently supplied to Kudankulam NPP, TVS-2M fuel assemblies have a number of advantages making them more reliable and…

Nuclear waste

Hot Testing Continues at Chernobyl Used Fuel Storage

As of 1 December, 186 used fuel assemblies have been transported from the old used nuclear fuel storage facility to the Interim Storage Facility 2 at the Cherno…