Global Nuclear News archive — page 2
Enriching Uranium with Lasers: What Comes After the Environmental Review at Paducah
NRC issued the FEIS for GLE's Paducah laser enrichment plant on Oct 23, 2026, recommending a license; the SER is expected by end-2026 (GLE) or January 2027 (NRC page), and Silex says Cameco signed an offtake agreement for all future output.
When a Nuclear Ship Comes into Port: UK Port Readiness and the Icebreaker Chukotka
UK rules require a nuclear ship's safety assessment at least 12 months before arrival, and LR and the BPA name regulation, liability, insurance, emergency response and workforce as the key conditions; separately, Chukotka's starboard RITM-200 reactor (175 MWth) reached minimum controllable power.
Shrinking Waste Inside the Drum: What the Fukushima inDRUM Demonstration Will Test
Studsvik's Japanese subsidiary and ReNu Industries signed a technical consulting agreement on October 21, 2026, targeting basic design conditions in FY2026 and, subject to contracts, a pilot in FY2028, with a subsidy of up to 700 million yen per Studsvik.
84 Research Reactor Fuel Elements, One Shared Repository: Slovenia's TRIGA Deep Borehole Disposal Cost Study
Disposing of 84 TRIGA fuel elements in a stand-alone deep borehole facility would cost €65.6 million, versus an increment of about €1.49 million when one canister is added to the Krško facility (2023 euros, excluding contingency and VAT).
Restarting a Reactor Also Means Reopening the Road to the Grid: Interconnection at Crane, Palisades and Duane Arnold
FERC let Crane take over 760 MW of capacity interconnection rights from Eddystone on June 1, 2026, while Palisades extended its MISO interconnection deadline and Duane Arnold draws on a solar project's rights.
Namibia's Etango Uranium Mine: From Final Investment Decision to First Production in 2028
The Etango joint venture (Bannerman 55%, CNNC Overseas 45%) reached FID on October 23, 2026 for Etango-8, which plans about 3.5 million lb of U₃O₈ a year from 240 ppm ore at an 87.8% design processing yield.
Where a Port Fits in the SMR Supply Chain: Lessons from a Rotterdam Study
A SmartPort-commissioned study by Tractebel and Technopolis identifies 92 potential supply chain companies around Rotterdam and four port roles; entry requires quality systems, traceability and customer qualification, while maritime nuclear remains a long-term goal.
Finland Grants the World's First Operating Licence for a Spent Fuel Repository: What Comes Next for Posiva
On 22 October 2026 Finland granted Posiva the world's first operating licence for a spent fuel encapsulation and final disposal facility, based on STUK's August safety assessment; commissioning and STUK approval come next, and no disposal start date has been disclosed.
From Government Test Reactor to Commercial License: What the NRC's New Rule Changes
The NRC's October 22, 2026 final rule amends 10 CFR Parts 50 and 53 so applicants can show how prior DOE or Department of War authorization and test data meet NRC requirements; candidates such as Antares, Aalo, Last Energy and BWXT Pele sit at different demonstration stages.
How Clean Is Clean Enough? Future Land Use and the Cleanup of U.S. Nuclear Sites
GAO's October 2026 reports compare land use plans with cleanup decisions at six DOE sites, find residential assumptions driving deeper excavation at Hanford and Idaho, and recommend evaluating multiple future-use assumptions; DOE disagreed with that recommendation while both agencies agreed to a task force.