As global nuclear ambitions surge, the industry’s fuel supply chain faces critical gaps. Can advanced fuels like HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) and TRISO (TRi-structural ISOtropic particle ...

The global total of used nuclear fuel produced by nuclear power plants is about 448,000 tonnes of heavy metal, with three ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

Nuclear reactors use fuel that is manufactured in a so-called nuclear fuel cycle that begins with mining, then moves to enrichment, fuel fabrication and then is consumed in a reactor. Afterwards the ...

US fusion energy company Shine has joined a consortium that is working to build US nuclear fuel recycling capability. It has also agreed to work with France-based company Newcleo to link Shine's ...

Workers in nuclear installations of are special concern from an occupational radiation protection standpoint. The process of taking uranium ore from the earth and converting it into useable fuel and ...