The US is gearing up for another nuclear revolution, but there are a few snags in those plans. Over the last year, concerns have been rising over the continued availability of uranium to power the existing and future fleets of American reactors, and the DOE has been working to ensure that the domestic supply chain […]
The need for uranium produced by friendly faces has become more urgent this year with the bilateral ban on Russian uranium heading to the US. The push for new nuclear stateside shows no signs of slowing, so there’s a looming need for increased uranium supply to fuel the fleet. NexGen Energy, a Canadian uranium producer, […]
The US is pushing for more domestically produced uranium fast, as its longstanding reliance on Russian imports is coming to a ban-induced end. Centrus Energy is gearing up to make that happen. Last week, the US uranium enricher and fuel producer announced that it would invest $60M into expanding a manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, […]
The US is one step closer to a domestic supply chain for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Five months after a ban on Russian uranium imports freed up $2.7B in federal funding, the DOE has picked four companies to handle domestic production. Drumroll please…the winners are: Each company will receive a minimum of $2M funded by […]
The China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), the federal agency overseeing nuclear energy development, began construction of the country’s largest-ever uranium project in the Ordos region on Friday. The new project ties in nicely with China’s rapid construction of new nuclear as it pursues homegrown green energy.
It’s been a big week for new uranium production prospects around the globe, with three big announcements coming from the US, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. We’ve got you covered with the roundup.
It’s official: The US is cutting off the flow of Russian uranium to its fleet of reactors.
The US is shutting its doors to Russian uranium. This week, the Senate unanimously passed a near-total ban on imports of the nuclear fuel from Russia, seeking to sever ties and apply pressure as the country continues its war in Ukraine. “Our bipartisan legislation will help defund Russia’s war machine, revive American uranium production, and […]
This week, the DOE, the Department of the Treasury, and the IRS jointly awarded X-energy’s fuel-focused subsidiary, TRISO-X, a $148.5M tax credit through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The credit is meant to support construction of a tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel production facility in Oak Ridge, TN.
Uranium enrichment via laser sounds like something a Bond villain might cook up, but some view it as the key to boosting America’s competitiveness, attaining energy security, and achieving the Biden administration’s climate change goals all at once.
