Russia’s nuclear power monopoly Rosatom has started development of the Shirondukuyskoye uranium deposit in eastern Siberia, planning to produce the first uranium there in 2028, the company’s mining division said on Friday. The deposit – located close to the city of Krasnokamensk near the border with China and Mongolia, which is dubbed the “uranium capital …
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) today announced the UAE’s first delivery of low-carbon aluminium using electricity generated at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, UAE. EGA is marketing this type of low-carbon aluminium under the product …
Denver7 spoke with professor and director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Center at the Colorado School of Mines, Thomas Albrecht, about SMR’s, what they are and how they work. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver International Airport CEO, Phil Washington, announced Wednesday the airport will purse the viability of a nuclear energy source on …
Milestone Order with MTG-Dolphin AD Demonstrates Commitment to Using Local Suppliers for Regional Projects Including the Kozloduy Expansion Westinghouse Electric Company has signed its first Purchase Order, with MTG-Dolphin AD, supporting the two-unit AP1000® project at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. The order demonstrates Westinghouse’s commitment to using local suppliers for the expansion of nuclear …
NextEra Energy has filed a request with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to reclaim interconnection rights that were previously transferred from the shut down Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa to a solar energy project. The single-unit 615 MWe boiling water reactor plant was taken out of service in 2020 after more …
Mining, production, shipments, and sales U.S. uranium mines produced 677,000 pounds of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), or uranium concentrate, in 2024, a significant increase from the 50,000 pounds produced in 2023. The production of U3O8 is the first step in the nuclear fuel production process, preceding the conversion of U3O8 into uranium hexafluoride (UF6 ) to enable uranium enrichment, …
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. DOE has conditionally selected Standard Nuclear as the …
The Haiyang nuclear power plant in Haiyang City, eastern China’s Shandong Province, has successfully lifted into place all large modules for its Unit 3, marking a key milestone in the construction of the project. The announcement was made on Monday by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), signaling that the unit has now fully entered the …
Negotiations are underway with potential suppliers including China National Nuclear Corporation for the construction of the third nuclear power plant, reported the Kazakh Atomic Energy Agency on July 31. The discussions also include the development of high-power nuclear reactors and small modular reactors. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has been listed to build the …
[Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Mihama Mayor Hideki Toshima on Monday indicated his willingness to accept Kansai Electric Power Co.’s planned survey for building a new reactor at its Mihama nuclear power plant in the central Japan town. At a meeting with senior officials of Kansai Electric, Toshima said that the town would accept the …