As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically
1 month, 3 weeks ago

As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically

Live Mint  

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee on Wednesday, promising to resume and grow its manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium at its facility in Ohio. The expansion by Centrus Energy at its massive facility in Oak Ridge comes as the U.S. ramps up its reliance on nuclear power as a climate change solution. For a company like Centrus, the business strategy includes producing uranium enriched to levels that are standard in the nuclear power plants operating today, plus at a higher level for the type of commercial small reactors that are being developed in the U.S., though none are under construction yet. Edwin Lyman, the director of nuclear power at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said his group thinks the uranium is enriched enough in the process to make nuclear weapons, and worries about the security of keeping the material from getting into the wrong hands either at enrichment facilities, en route elsewhere or at some of the small reactors still in the works.

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The US is on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. One problem: Americans are terrified of the waste
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The US is on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. One problem: Americans are terrified of the waste

CNN  

BUCHANAN, New York CNN — The Indian Point nuclear power plant was an energy juggernaut for 50 years, generating a quarter of the electricity that powered New York City’s iconic, glowing skyline. People “imagine it’s like the green drums of goo that Homer Simpson has,” said Paul Murray, the US Energy Department’s deputy assistant secretary focused on nuclear waste. Matt …

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts
5 months ago

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

Associated Press  

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. Zaidi said the world has to feed future energy needs “in a way that doesn’t add to the problem of climate change.” Nuclear energy is one tool that can do that, he said. Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy …

China is 15 years ahead of US in nuclear power: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China is 15 years ahead of US in nuclear power: Report

India TV News  

The US is as many as 15 years behind China on developing high-tech nuclear power as Beijing's state-backed technology approach and extensive financing give it the edge, a report said on Monday. "China’s rapid deployment of ever-more modern nuclear power plants over time produces significant scale economies and learning-by-doing effects, and this suggests that Chinese enterprises will gain an advantage …

US falling far behind China in nuclear power, report says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US falling far behind China in nuclear power, report says

Al Jazeera  

The United States is between 10 and 15 years behind China in rolling out next-generation reactors, research institute says. The United States is falling far behind China in nuclear energy, with the world’s largest economy lagging behind the Asian giant by 10 to 15 years in rolling out next-generation reactors, a report has found. Beijing’s rapid rise in the field …

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says

NPR  

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says toggle caption Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on such deterrence in 2023, a Swedish think tank said Monday. "We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a …

U.S. President Joe Biden signs law banning Russian uranium imports
7 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. President Joe Biden signs law banning Russian uranium imports

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a ban on Russian enriched uranium on Monday, May 13, 2024, the White House said, in the latest effort by Washington to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world's top supplier of enriched uranium, and about 24% of the enriched uranium used by U.S. nuclear power plants come from …

New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power
8 months, 1 week ago

New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties, and individuals linked to the death of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the action “will further disrupt and …

Forget ‘Oppenheimer’ — nuclear power is having its moment in Washington
10 months ago

Forget ‘Oppenheimer’ — nuclear power is having its moment in Washington

Politico  

The lone project with a license for an advanced reactor was canceled last year. Growing opportunities for advanced nuclear power “has a lot of us in the clean energy field really excited,” she said, adding that “it’s one of those missing pieces of the clean energy portfolio where we need firm clean power to provide that backup to wind and …

Biden Offers Companies Millions To Help U.S. Break Russia's Monopoly On A Vital Resource
1 year ago

Biden Offers Companies Millions To Help U.S. Break Russia's Monopoly On A Vital Resource

Huff Post  

Workers at the Ohio-based nuclear enricher Centrus erecting a centrifuge for producing the special kind of uranium fuel known as HALEU. On Tuesday, the Department of Energy offered private companies a minimum of $2 million each to start producing HALEU domestically, the second part of a $500 million tranche of federal dollars for nuclear fuel production from President Joe Biden’s …

In rare agreement, Russia welcomes US-led initiative to triple global nuclear power capacity – Firstpost
1 year, 1 month ago

In rare agreement, Russia welcomes US-led initiative to triple global nuclear power capacity – Firstpost

Firstpost  

While China and India have signalled support for tripling renewable energy by 2030, neither backed the overall pledge on Saturday - which pairs the ramp-up in clean power with a reduction in fossil fuel use. Russia has expressed approval for a US-led initiative aiming to triple global nuclear power capacity, marking a rare agreement as nations collaborate to achieve net-zero …

The U.S. Is Finally Challenging Russia's Monopoly Over Key Nuclear Fuel
1 year, 4 months ago

The U.S. Is Finally Challenging Russia's Monopoly Over Key Nuclear Fuel

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING At the dawn of the atomic age, the United States mined, enriched and split its own uranium in what ultimately became the world’s largest and most self-reliant fleet of nuclear reactors. There’s only one vendor in the whole world that sells the concentrated form of uranium fuel many of these so-called “advanced” reactors need. On Monday, the …

Could Kazakhstan’s Uranium Exports to the US Increase?
1 year, 4 months ago

Could Kazakhstan’s Uranium Exports to the US Increase?

The Diplomat  

The U.S. Congress is attempting to ban uranium imports from Russia to diminish U.S. energy reliance on the country. Moreover, if energy sanctions and bans on Russia occur, Kazakhstan’s uranium industry could ultimately be a big winner. Kazakhstan’s atomic company, Kazatomprom, has announced successful deliveries of uranium to Canada and Romania since the war commenced via the Trans-Caspian International Transport …

Putin profits off US and European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin profits off US and European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine. “Ukraine does not understand why sanctions have not yet been introduced against Rosatom and its leadership,” Zelenskyy said in May, “when representatives of …

Goodbye oil, gas and alternative energy too? Russia's 'Breakthrough' seeks energy from spent nuclear fuel
2 years, 2 months ago

Goodbye oil, gas and alternative energy too? Russia's 'Breakthrough' seeks energy from spent nuclear fuel

Firstpost  

Theoretically, it will be a world where hydrocarbons will not be needed to produce energy but still be used for making plastic or lubricants or other nice things I have to confess I have no first-hand knowledge and no understanding of the real significance of that thing I’m about to describe since we are talking about something hi-tech and hi-brow. …

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom
2 years, 3 months ago

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

India Today  

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations, which proponents say could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants. In the wake of the war, however, “the reliance on gas imports and Russian energy sources has focused people’s minds on energy security,” …

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom
2 years, 4 months ago

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations, which proponents say could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants. In the wake of the war, however, “the reliance on gas imports and Russian energy sources has focused people’s minds …

Nuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactors
2 years, 6 months ago

Nuclear industry hopes to expand output with new reactors

Associated Press  

The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades, according to the industry’s trade association. Korsnick, who spoke with The Associated Press exclusively before the conference, said it isn’t wishful thinking; there’s a demand for that much nuclear power as companies strive …

From Energy Exports to Defence Deals, the US is Profiting from the War in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

From Energy Exports to Defence Deals, the US is Profiting from the War in Ukraine

News 18  

Sanctions on Russia are proving costly, more so for the US’ allies and partners than its adversaries and itself. Exporting Energy With the cancellation of Nordstream 2 and a stated intent by Europe to reduce dependence on Russian gas in the long run, an energy-surplus US has found a new and lucrative export market. Ralph Acaba, CEO of Raytheon, one …

U.S., E.U. Announce New Partnership To Undercut Russian Energy
2 years, 9 months ago

U.S., E.U. Announce New Partnership To Undercut Russian Energy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RUSSELS — The United States and European Union on Friday announced a new partnership to reduce the continent’s reliance on Russian energy, a step top officials characterized as the start of a years-long initiative to further isolate Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses energy to “coerce …

Russia's energy clout doesn't just come from oil and gas - it's also a key nuclear supplier
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia's energy clout doesn't just come from oil and gas - it's also a key nuclear supplier

Firstpost  

Russia also has 43 per cent of the global enrichment capacity, followed by Europe, China and the US As Western nations look for ways to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas, another aspect of the Ukraine crisis has received less attention: Most of the 32 countries that use nuclear power rely on Russia for some part of their …

Quotas on Uranium imports will not be imposed: US President Donald Trump
5 years, 5 months ago

Quotas on Uranium imports will not be imposed: US President Donald Trump

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has announced that he would not impose quotas on Uranium imports, even though the Department of Commerce's findings uranium poses a threat to national security. "At this time, I do not concur with the Secretary's finding that uranium imports threaten to impair the national security of the US as defined under section 232 of the Act," …

Trump warns Iran ‘better be careful’ on nuclear enrichment
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump warns Iran ‘better be careful’ on nuclear enrichment

Al Jazeera  

US warning comes after Iran announces it will begin enriching uranium beyond a cap set in the 2015 nuclear deal. Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has warned Iran it “better be careful” after Tehran announced it would begin enriching uranium beyond a limit set in an international nuclear accord. In a Twitter post, he said: “Iran’s latest …

Amid mounting tensions with US, top Iranian official says ready to enrich uranium beyond levels set in nuclear deal
5 years, 6 months ago

Amid mounting tensions with US, top Iranian official says ready to enrich uranium beyond levels set in nuclear deal

Firstpost  

European parties to the deal have yet to offer a way for Iran to avoid the sweeping economic sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump since he pulled the US out of the accord a year ago Tehran: A top aide to Iran’s supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to enrich uranium beyond the level set by Tehran’s …

Iran Threatens To Enrich Uranium In ‘Any Amount That We Want’ As Tensions Mount
5 years, 6 months ago

Iran Threatens To Enrich Uranium In ‘Any Amount That We Want’ As Tensions Mount

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced Wednesday that his country would begin to enrich uranium in “any amount that we want” as early as Sunday. The latest escalation in a dramatic confrontation between Tehran and the United States comes just days after Iran said it had blown past the uranium stockpile limits established in the 2015 Iran nuclear …

US Senate panel takes up what to do with nuclear waste
5 years, 6 months ago

US Senate panel takes up what to do with nuclear waste

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s been more than a decade since the U.S. government was supposed to begin moving spent nuclear fuel that has been piling up at dozens of commercial reactors around the country to a repository in the Nevada desert. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chairwoman of the Senate energy and natural resources committee, said Thursday that the failure of …

Trump admin aiming for major nuclear deal with Russia and China
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump admin aiming for major nuclear deal with Russia and China

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has his eyes on a new foreign policy prize: a grand nuclear deal with Russia and China, that he sees as a potential signature foreign policy achievement. “The President has made clear that he thinks that arms control should include Russia and China and should include all the weapons, all the warheads, all the …

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