An insufficient global supply of nuclear fuel due to geopolitical tensions and the slow build-out of new production may lead to a delay in the adoption of new nuclear technology.
An agreement between advanced fission technology start-up Oklo and nuclear fuels and services provider Centrus Energy shows how sector synergies could keep costs down when scaling...
It is essential to strengthen and expand supply chains for the coming deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and for lifetime extensions, say those in the industry.
The United States is ramping up its advanced fuel manufacturing capabilities in an effort to secure a domestic supply through increased congressional appropriations and the creation of...
The global nuclear industry faces many challenges, from the technical, including waste management and fuel availability, to the political, including regulation and social acceptance,...
The U.S. government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) reflects a bi-partisan commitment to the nuclear industry and will help boost global competitiveness and shore up domestic supply...
U.S. utilities are eying uranium enrichment with laser rather than centrifuge ahead of a potential collapse of Russian supplies and as developers of next generation reactors seek more...
The slow uptake of new nuclear power plants in the United States and Europe and existing stockpiles of enriched uranium mean laser enrichment may struggle to gain a hold against the...
The United States must urgently launch a comprehensive plan to produce industrial quantities of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) as closing supply chains from Russia leave the U...
Financing new nuclear power projects can be prohibitively expensive but investors will continue to demand high premiums as long as the technology is viewed by the general public and,...
