Lotus Secures Final Permit for First Kayelekera Uranium Shipment

Australian uranium producer Lotus Resources has secured the final regulatory approval needed to export uranium from its Kayelekera mine in Malawi, clearing the way for the operation’s first shipment since restarting production in 2025. The company announced Monday that Namibia’s National Radiation Protection Authority had granted the necessary transport and export authorization, completing the key …

Just 7% of the Uranium Delivered to U.S. Reactors Last Year Was U.S.-Origin. The Reactor Pipeline Is Still Moving.

Owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors purchased a total of 46.9 million pounds of uranium (U3O8 equivalent) in 2025, and U.S. material accounted for 7% of those deliveries, down from 8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Canada was the top source at 32%, followed by Kazakhstan at …

FID sees Etango enter full-scale construction

A positive final investment decision from the Bannerman Energy-CNNC Overseas joint venture means the Etango uranium project in Namibia can transition into full-scale construction activities, with commissioning and production targeted for 2028. The Etango project is in the Erongo Region of Namibia, 30 kilometres south-east of Swakopmund, with an estimated mineral resource base of 207 …

U.S. Promotes Small Nuclear Reactors in Uzbekistan

The United States is promoting small modular nuclear reactors in Uzbekistan as Tashkent develops its nuclear power sector with Russia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio promoted the technology during his October 19 visit to Samarkand, linking it to rising energy demand. “We’re introducing U.S. small modular reactors and modernizing the Uzbek electric grid and gas …

Diesel situation shows markets’ exposure to sanctions, uranium market would fare worse – Rosatom CEO

The uranium market is far more monopolized and sensitive to prices, the effect of a ban on its shipments from Russia would have been stronger than from sanctions on petroleum product shipments, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev told journalists on Saturday. “If we talk about a negative impact from the absent supply of diesel and petroleum …

Can Nuclear Fuel Be Delivered in Time to Power Advanced Nuclear Reactors?

Producing nuclear fuel quickly enough remains a major risk factor for the emerging advanced reactor industry. As part of the Carnegie Endowment’s work on responsible use of nuclear energy, we are publishing a series of deep-dive papers on issues that deserve greater scrutiny in ongoing debates. This paper by Elmer Dyke, who has spent his …

Slovakia buys out Czech stake in nuclear project company JESS

ČEZ is selling its stake in JESS to Slovak state-owned JAVYS. Bratislava aims to speed up construction of a new reactor at Jaslovské Bohunice, a project linked to Washington through a memorandum. ČEZ, a group majority-owned by the Czech state, is selling its stake in JESS (Jadrová energetická spoločnosť Slovenska) to Slovak state-owned company JAVYS. …

Voting results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” JSC (“Kazatomprom” or the “Company”) announces the absentee voting results on the issue of the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “EGM”) summed up on 07 October 2026 at 06:00 pm local time (GMT+5). At the time of the EGM, the total number of shares outstanding equalled to …