Potential seen for spot U price to weaken further
With the spot price of uranium now at $71 a pound U3O8, the question being asked by market participants is whether this price will continue to drift
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Regulators: SKB needs more analysis before filing repository application
SKB needs to improve its safety assessment methods before applying for a final repository license, nuclear regulatory authorities said after a comprehensive review of the company's preliminary
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Swiss launch search for waste site
The Swiss federal government took the first step toward siting a deep waste repository April 2, asking national radwaste management agency Nagra to formally designate regions suitable
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Uranium One stock rebounds after report on 2007 loss triggers fall
Uranium One stock took a big hit March 31 when the company announced it ended the year with a net loss of US$17.6 million, but it has
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Westinghouse, Energoatom sign fuel contract
High-level Ukrainian and Westing- house officials signed a contract March 30 in Kiev under which Westinghouse fuel assemblies will be delivered to at least three Ukrainian VVER-1000s
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Areva official calls for creation of European 'recycling platform'
A senior Areva official has called for pooling the European reprocessing and mixed-oxide fuel, or MOX, facilities in France and the UK into a "European recycling platform"
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Areva's US centrifuge plant project awaits action by US, Cardiff parties
The members of the Cardiff Agreement — France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK — have yet to formally approve plans by Areva to build and operate
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Congress prods Bodman on failure to move MOX program out of NNSA
DOE's much-criticized program to fabricate mixed-oxide, MOX, fuel from surplus weapons plutonium is drawing fire from House appropriators on a new front — the department's failure to
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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DOE says its U inventory can supply 10% of US need, plus new cores
DOE this month issued its long-awaited policy on its excess uranium inventory, saying it would release the material in amounts eventually equaling about 10% of annual US
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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French study shows negative impact of high burnups, prompts reracking
A joint French nuclear industry study of the "fuel cycle impact" of very high burnups has "demonstrated the limits to burnup," notably in terms of interim spent
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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German phase-out schedule causing problems in utility fuel management
The schedule for German power reactor closures set in 2000 by the nuclear phase-out is now causing fuel management difficulties for all four German nuclear generators, German
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Hi-Storm 100U RAI reveals issues
Key design features of Holtec International's underground concept for dry cask storage "need to be clearly defined and constrained" before NRC can certify the system meets 10
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Holtec wins Cook contract
American Electric Power Co. has selected Holtec International to supply dry storage casks at DC Cook under a $54 million contract made public last month. AEP said
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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India may submit 'interpretation' of safeguards agreement to board
Following the completed negotiation of its safeguards agreement with the IAEA, the government of India may make an "interpretative statement" about what actions New Delhi believes the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Industry tries to reach consensus on imports of Russian SWU
The nuclear industry is trying to move toward consensus on how to handle the expected influx of "commercial" Russian SWU, and may be making progress in that
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Inside this Issue
Inside this Issue
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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LME faces uranium storage issue as it mulls new physical contract
The London Metals Exchange is in the very early stages of exploring the launch of a physical uranium contract, which could involve setting up a storage area
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC says high uranium prices fuel new interest in mining
An NRC director told a Senate committee this month that the spike in uranium prices is driving renewed interest in uranium mining and that the agency has
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC to give PG&E more time to update FSAR
NRC is preparing to grant a onetime exemption Pacific Gas & Electric requested in January from the requirement that its final safety analysis report, or FSAR, on
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC withdraws Holtec amendment
NRC published a notice March 12 that it was withdrawing the direct final rule that would have increased the heat load in the Holtec International Hi-Storm 100
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC won't audit TN welds
NRC told a public interest group this month no audit is necessary to verify Transnuclear Inc.'s Nuhoms HD 32PT casks that are to be loaded at Seabrook
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC, NAC discuss Magnastor RAIs
NAC International believes only six of NRC's draft RAI questions on the Magnastor system require the vendor to provide additional information, while the remaining 40 questions either
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Other Uranium Pricing Indicators
Other Uranium Pricing Indicators
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Platts Forward Uranium Indicator
Platts Forward Uranium Indicator
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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SFST looking to bound biases in generic approach to burnup credit
NRC's division of spent fuel storage and transportation, or SFST, told an agency advisory committee last week it is exploring whether it can set generic bounds for
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Spot U price flat, with supply meeting demand
The spot price of uranium remained at $74 a pound U3O8, according to the latest reports of price reporting companies TradeTech and Ux Consulting. Both noted that
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Thorp resumes second campaign, reprocessing AGR, LWR fuel
The UK's Thorp spent fuel reprocessing plant started operating again March 16, resuming work on the second campaign of spent fuel since the facility was shut down
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Two US firms violated controls on dual-use exports to India
Two US-based firms pleaded guilty in separate cases earlier this month to export control violations arising from their exports, or attempted exports, of dual-use technologies to end
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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U price near bottom but likely to rebound, Denison CEO says
The CEO of North American uranium producer Denison Mines on March 19 said he believes the spot price of uranium, currently at $74/pound U308, has reached or
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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UK set to begin Pu shipments to France for MOX fuel fabrication
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, NDA, was due to make the first of several planned shipments of plutonium dioxide from Sellafield to La Hague in France last
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Yucca-GNEP merger discussed on Capitol Hill
DOE has widened its talks on the possibility of using a government corporation to run the repository project and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership program aimed at
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Areva mulls possible construction of big Repu conversion plant
Areva has launched a study of the potential construction of a new plant to convert reprocessed uranium, also known as Repu, a senior company official said.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Areva says GB II plant on time, denies schedule challenges
Areva faces no schedule challenges at its Georges Besse II centrifuge enrichment plant project, which is on track to start the first centrifuge cascades in first-half 2009
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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As DOE ponders federal corporation for spent fuel, some see long odds
DOE is considering a plan to establish a government-chartered corporation similar to the Tennessee Valley Authority to take over the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Canada may support NSG exemption for India
Canadian officials have told key industry stakeholders that the federal government is prepared in principle to change Canada's nonproliferation policy and join a future consensus of the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Congressional direction needed when funding inadequate, Klein says
NRC Chairman Dale Klein late last month called for some congressional direction when agencies can't meet their statutory obligations because of insufficient funds.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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DOE seeks uranium mining bids on 19 tracts in Colorado
DOE's Office of Legacy Management announced March 3 that it would begin accepting bids March 7 from companies wanting to mine uranium on 19 tracts of federal
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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EDF recasts spent MOX, FBR fuel as final waste in 2007 accounts
Electricite de France has adjusted its financial liabilities for spent fuel management to cover long-term interim storage and direct disposal of spent mixed-oxide, MOX, fuel and fuel
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Finnish action urged to ensure there are enough waste specialists
A 10-year plan should be set up for the Finnish government's spent fuel and nuclear waste research program, to ensure there will continue to be enough specialists
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Inside this Issue
Inside this Issue
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NEI to develop foreign material proposal
The Nuclear Energy Institute said it will develop a proposal on how to address the transportability of spent fuel canisters that are inadvertently loaded with foreign material,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NEI to write topical report on cracking
The Nuclear Energy Institute will prepare a topical report for NRC review on approaches to addressing a long-standing problem with certain Westinghouse fuel assembly designs that are
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NNSA jump-starts development of monolithic U-Mo fuel for RTRs
The US National Nuclear Security Administration late last month issued a request for information, or RFI, on the nuclear industry's capability to fabricate very-high-density low-enriched uranium fuel
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC issues RAI on 100U
NRC issued a request for additional information, or RAI, to Holtec International February 28 on its underground storage design and has scheduled two daylong meetings with the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC issues draft RAI on Magnastor
NRC sent two sets of draft questions to NAC International in mid-February on its application to certify the Magnastor spent fuel storage system. NRC's division of spent
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC processing NAC-LWT amendments
NRC is reviewing two amendments to NAC International's NAC-LWT spent fuel truck cask that the vendor submitted in January. A February 20 acknowledgment letter said NRC expects
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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New forum focused on achieving sustainable uranium operations
Uranium producers and other interested parties wanting to achieve what they called "sustainable operations" met February 26 in Phoenix to launch an initiative aimed, in part, at
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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New nuclear fund to be launched in March, listed on NYSE in April
A new nuclear exchange-traded fund is set for a "soft launch" later this month, on the back of the WNA Nuclear Energy Index, WNAI.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Other Uranium Pricing Indicators
Other Uranium Pricing Indicators
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Platts Forward Uranium Indicator
Platts Forward Uranium Indicator
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Russia exploring building centrifuge plant in US
In anticipation of the lifting of restrictions on sales of Russian SWU into the US, Rosatom has dusted off an old proposal to build an enrichment plant
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Senate panel looks at how to handle exports of Russian SWU to US
Industry officials testifying at a March 5 Senate hearing presented a largely united front, supporting limited access for Russian SWU into the US and affirming the importance
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Some question if uranium will be part of recession-proof market in '08
Global commodities giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are both bullish on the commodity market for 2008. Neither foresees a recession in the US — or even
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Test ban, improved verification of nuclear material needed: Nunn
Saying that "the storm clouds are gathering," former US Senator Sam Nunn called on participants at a disarmament conference in Oslo to bring the Comprehensive Test Ban
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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USEC now says American Centrifuge Plant will cost about $3.5 billion
Cost estimates for the American Centrifuge Plant have jumped by about 50% from USEC's projection a year ago, to about $3.5 billion, the company said in a
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Views differ on direction of spot market
Analysts differ on whether the spot price of uranium is under some upward pressure or is flat within a generally bearish market that has several active sellers
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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China begins investigating innovative fuel cycle options
Chinese research and development centers are exploring in greater detail than before how China can begin to modify its conventional nuclear fuel cycle strategy to stretch its
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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DOE challenge 'pure chutzpah,' Nevada says
Nevada fought back this month, calling DOE's request for a special NRC licensing board to declare the state's repository document collection incomplete "pure chutzpah."
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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DOE refines possible application date as industry looks for interim storage
DOE might be able to send a repository license application to NRC this summer, but the department won't be able to say when a facility will be
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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DOE to seek bids on new M&O contract
DOE announced this month that it plans to recompete the repository program's management and operating contract now held by Bechtel SAIC Co. BSC was awarded a five-year,
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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DOE, TVA poised to expand program to downblend HEU for fuel
DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration is in negotiations with the Tennessee Valley Authority to increase by half the amount of DOE-owned off-specification high-enriched uranium that is to
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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EDF, Areva in tug-of-war over reprocessing price
Electricite de France Chairman/CEO Pierre Gadonneix last week denied reports that EDF wants to buy Areva's La Hague reprocessing complex, but said the French utility is paying
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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First Uranium delays three modules, still targets one for June production
First Uranium Corp. said it is still targeting a June production start for the first of four 50,000-metric-ton per month plant modules planned at its Ezulwini mine
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Inside this Issue
Inside this Issue
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Long-life metallic fuel touted as key feature of 4S reactor
The ability of the Toshiba 4S reactor to operate 30 years without refueling is a key feature of its design, officials working on design approval in the
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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NRC posts references used in Diablo EA
NRC this month posted on its Adams database nine previously unidentified documents it relied on for its analysis of the environmental impact of potential terrorist attacks at
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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NRC preparing another RAI for TN
NRC is likely to issue another set of questions on amendment 10 to Transnuclear Inc.'s Nuhoms spent fuel storage system, an agency official said last week. The
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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NRC to hold public meeting on RIS
NRC's division of spent fuel storage and transportation will hold a meeting February 29 in Rockville, Maryland to solicit public comment on a draft regulatory issue summary
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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NRC to set up Advisory PAPO Board
An Advisory Pre-License Application Presiding Officer Board is being established at NRC to determine the range of procedural matters expected to arise in an adjudication of a
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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New Finnish reactors expected to be more fuel efficient, EIA says
Olkiluoto-3 will be able to produce 20% more electricity from a kilogram of uranium than the two older units at the Finnish nuclear plant, and it's expected
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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OPPD identifies path to loading in 2009
The Omaha Public Power District expects Fort Calhoun's crane upgrades to be installed and tested by January 30, 2009 and has found a 100-ton transfer cask it
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Other Uranium Pricing Indicators
Other Uranium Pricing Indicators
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Paladin to launch own trading arm, reports half-year loss
Uranium junior miner Paladin Energy plans to launch its own trading subsidiary and may have more details in an announcement in second-quarter 2008, Managing Director John Borshoff
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Platts Forward Uranium Indicator
Platts Forward Uranium Indicator
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Reprocessing rights resurface in US-India talks
Questions about the conditions under which India could reprocess US-origin spent fuel may be re-emerging as an issue between the two countries, sources said this month.
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Russia agrees to prospect for uranium in Armenia
In 2008, Russia will invest US$3 million for more uranium prospecting in Armenia, the result of a visit by a Russian delegation that included Sergey Kiriyenko, director
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Secondary SWU Market Price Estimate (US$/SWU)
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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