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Burkina Faso signs fresh nuclear-focused MoUs with Russia

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:50:20 +0200

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#^Burkina Faso signs fresh nuclear-focused MoUs with Russia

Memorandums of understanding covering education and training, infrastructure development and public opinion have been signed in the next stage of Burkina Faso and Russia's cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear technology.

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GLE agrees to acquire land for Paducah facility

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:03:41 +0200

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#^GLE agrees to acquire land for Paducah facility

Global Laser Enrichment has entered into a set of agreements that provides it with an option to purchase a plot of land for the planned Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility in Kentucky.

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DOE-designed railcar cleared for use

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:22:07 +0200

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#^DOE-designed railcar cleared for use

The Atlas railcar - developed by the US Department of Energy to transport used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste - has been certified by the Association of American Railroads to operate on all major freight railroads in the USA.

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Regulator's safety goal for Atucha Long-Term Operation project

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:55:34 +0200

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#^Regulator's safety goal for Atucha Long-Term Operation project

Argentina's Nuclear Regulatory Authority says that planned upgrades and improvements to allow a 20-year extension to the Atucha I nuclear power unit will "raise the design basis of the facility to a higher level of safety than that with which it was originally licenced".

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Dutch state could buy share in Borssele plant

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:33:29 +0200

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#^Dutch state could buy share in Borssele plant

The government of the Netherlands has said it will consider acquiring a stake in the Borssele nuclear power plant should a decision be made to extend the operation of the single-unit plant beyond 2033.

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Inaugural ISL tests completed at third Canadian uranium deposit

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:53:53 +0200

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#^Inaugural ISL tests completed at third Canadian uranium deposit

A test programme at the Midwest uranium project in Saskatchewan has validated that the Midwest Main deposit possesses the characteristics necessary for an in-situ leach operation, Denison Mines Corp has announced.

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Public and private commitment needed for US advanced nuclear deployment

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:20:57 +0200

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#^Public and private commitment needed for US advanced nuclear deployment

Factors including project cost uncertainties and the long and expensive development process for nuclear energy projects have meant that financial commitments to US advanced nuclear power projects have been slow in coming - but the private and public sector can work together to overcome this, according to a new report from a US think-tank.

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Rosatom announces novel used fuel processing technology

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:46:57 +0200

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#^Rosatom announces novel used fuel processing technology

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced it has developed an innovative crystallisation refining technology for the purification and separation of nuclear materials from used nuclear fuel.

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CNNC extends cooperation with ENEC, EDF

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:51:45 +0200

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#^CNNC extends cooperation with ENEC, EDF

China National Nuclear Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation on strategic cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. CNNC has also signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with France's EDF on nuclear energy.

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Saskatchewan SMR to be located in Estevan

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:04:34 +0200

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#^Saskatchewan SMR to be located in Estevan

SaskPower has identified two potential sites for Saskatchewan's first small modular reactor to begin detailed site analysis ahead of a final site selection in 2025. Both sites are in the Estevan area in the south-east of the province.

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