Nuclear fuel cycle
A new manufacturing process for cryogenically frozen deuterium-tritium fuel layers reduces production cycles from days to hours, lowering costs and regulatory burden for inertial confinement fusion targets.
The Department of Energy has signed non-binding memorandums of understanding with Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah to explore hosting facilities for integrated nuclear fuel cycle development.
Kazakhstan's state uranium producer reports strong financial performance and signs new supply agreements as utilities move away from spot-market reliance, while a critical sulphuric acid plant project faces construction delays.
The Department of Energy established a new research center in January 2026 to generate performance data on used nuclear fuel storage and transportation, addressing regulatory and operational needs across the U.S. nuclear fleet.
Four companies outlined their contributions to uranium enrichment services at the American Nuclear Society's Global 2026 conference, addressing growing demand for low-enriched and high-assay low-enriched uranium.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has licensed a new on-site facility at Bruce Power to handle irradiated materials in lutetium-177 production, marking an expansion of the operator's medical isotope capabilities.
Urenco is constructing a major new enrichment plant in New Mexico, adding 2.1 million separative work units of capacity by 2036 to address growing nuclear fuel demand and the US ban on Russian-enriched uranium imports.
Kinectrics has been engaged to perform a technical assessment of Clean Core Thorium Energy's ANEEL fuel qualification initiative, examining design, manufacturing, safety, and regulatory readiness.
Advanced automation tools are helping utilities optimize complex fuel-handling workflows while managing operational risk in an increasingly demanding energy landscape.
First American Nuclear Co has submitted a regulatory engagement plan to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel fabrication facility designed to supply its EAGL-1 advanced reactor and other customers.
A discussion on nuclear fuel-cycle transparency links uranium price indicators to signals for projected supply gaps and outlines why emerging HALEU needs for small, advanced and micro-reactors add new front-end and back-end requirements.
China National Nuclear Corporation said the first of 163 fuel assemblies has been loaded into Tianwan unit 7, with initial fuel supplied by Rosatom and manufactured at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant under a contract covering units 7 and 8.