The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said recently that it plans to extend the contract for Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion facilities in Kentucky and Ohio. Read More »

The Fukui District Court reversed an earlier decision late last week that prevented the resumption of operations at Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 late last week in Takahama, Japan. Read More »

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) recently approved the license renewal for Ontario Power Generation Inc.’s (OPG) Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington, Ontario, through Nov. 30, 2025, which includes a refurbishment project to extend the plant's lifetime. Read More »

Chubu Electric Power Co. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said recently that they are combining existing fuel businesses (upstream/procurement) and overseas power generation and infrastructure businesses into JERA Co. Inc. by July 2016 as part of a previous alliance agreement to integrate their energy-supply chains. Read More »

The decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), near Ignalina, Lithuania, said recently that it was granted a construction and operation license for a landfill facility that will hold low-level waste. Read More »

Rob Chang, an analyst with Cantor Fitzgerald Canada, said in a Monday interview with Energy Report that uranium prices could rise sharply in the near future. Read More »

The Russian news agency TASS said TVEL, a Russian nuclear fuel producer, will supply the Maria research reactor in Poland, TVEL said on Monday. Read More »

AREVA said late last week that its board of directors accepted the Mirion-Charterhouse team's offer to acquire its nuclear instrumentation and measurement subsidiary Canberra. Read More »

AREVA will supply the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Spain with fuel assemblies between 2017 and 2022 under a new contract that recently was approved. Read More »

Energy Fuels said on Tuesday that Ames Brown, a member of the board of directors, has acquired one million common shares, totaling approximately 3.8 percent of common shares. Read More »

Leningrad Nuclear Plant's Unit 2 was expected to be restarted this week following repairs to a malfunctioning turbine. Read More »

The National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan and nuclear export operator Kazatomprom have reached a cooperative agreement recently in which they will further develop the nation's nuclear energy infrastructure, including non-proliferation efforts, radiation safety, new technology relating to nuclear power generation and medical activities. Read More »

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday that Greg Kolcum will serve as the senior resident inspector at the Columbia Generating Station in Richland, Washington. Read More »

The Wylfa Nuclear Power Station Reactor One on Anglesey Island, North Wales, was shut down permanently on Wednesday after 44 years in operation. Read More »

Rosatom said this week that it plans to invest approximately $160 billion on foreign projects over the next two years. . Read More »

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this week that the country is helping Iran replace low-enriched uranium with natural uranium ore to stay within the parameters of the international agreement reached earlier this year. Read More »

A challenge to licensing amendments concerning water temperatures in the cooling canal system at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station near Homestead, Florida, will be the subject of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) evidentiary hearing Jan. 11-12 in Homestead. Read More »

Jordanian Minister for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said there has been progress made in the country’s fledgling nuclear program. Read More »

A recent Brattle Group study reports that Michigan's three nuclear power plants contribute more than $500 million to the state's gross domestic product. Read More »