Antares–BWXT TRISO fuel deal
Antares has a multi-year agreement with BWX Technologies to fabricate advanced nuclear fuel, starting with an initial tonne of TRISO fuel for its microreactors, with volumes possibly rising as…
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Germany's nuclear waste repository search narrows to under 5% of territory
Germany's Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal has reduced the area under consideration for the country's planned high-level radioactive waste repository from 25% of German territory to…
GLE Paducah laser enrichment plant
Cameco has become the exclusive buyer and seller of all output from GLE's planned Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility, and the US nuclear regulator now recommends that a construction and operation…
Westinghouse LEU+ fuel plant
Westinghouse is investing $1 billion in a new LEU+ nuclear fuel factory at its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in Hopkins, South Carolina, the first fleet-scale US fuel plant in more than 50…
GAO audits DOE cleanup land transfers (fuel-cycle, solar, and AI leases at legacy sites)
The Government Accountability Office released two reports on October 16, 2026 examining the Department of Energy's nuclear-waste cleanup efforts, covering future land-use planning and the regulatory…
Canada's nuclear-waste map: a hosting city opposed, NSDF denied
Dryden voted to formally ask Canada's Major Projects Office to deny project of national interest status to a proposed deep geological repository near the city. The Federal Court of Appeal denied an…
Quantum Leap–Necsa HALEU venture
Quantum Leap Energy and Necsa have signed a binding heads of agreement to establish a joint venture for HALEU production in South Africa. The venture will develop, finance, build and operate a test…
India's nuclear fleet: Kakrapar 5–6 studies, fuel-complex output
NLIC waste campuses: six finalist states incl. Tennessee
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SMR industrial base: fuel cycle + supply chain stacking
Small and advanced reactor developers are securing fuel and parts faster than reactors are licensed. Antares has a BWXT deal for an initial tonne of TRISO fuel and initial DOE safety approval for its…