A bipartisan group of US Senators has called for the Department of Commerce (DOC) to extend the Russian Suspension Agreement (RSA), as recommended by the Nuclear Fuel Working Group (NFWG).

The USA produced a total of 0.17 million pounds U3O8 (65.4 tU) of uranium concentrate from all domestic sources in 2019, according to a newly published annual report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This was 89% less than in 2018.

"It is a fact that nuclear power plants require large upfront investments, compared to other sources of energy,"

France has 57 reactors that supply round-the-clock low-carbon electricity to more than three-quarters of the country's population and more than 250 of its industrial energy users at 530 sites

A new programme launched today by the US Department of Energy (DOE) will provide USD160 million initial funding

China generates more electricity than Europe and the USA combined and China will double again in twenty years.

A combination of nickel, chromium, cobalt and molybdenum, Alloy 617 can be used in tomorrow’s advanced nuclear plants because it allows higher temperature operation.

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods to confirm the consistency and reliability of its printed components.

"Investing in nuclear energy as a major part of a global low-carbon energy mix will protect the planet by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, make our energy systems more resilient and save lives by reducing air pollution," Rising said.

Rosatom subsidiary FSUE Atomflot and shipbuilder Zvezda LLC remotely signed a contract on the construction of the nuclear icebreaker Leader (project 10510)