The Latest Breaking News from uranium

Depleted uranium is about 40% less radioactive than natural uranium, but it's still toxic

The Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells to equip M1A1 Abrams tanks that the U.S. is sending there. Britain has already delivered tanks to Ukraine equipped with depleted-uranium shells.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran are close to an informal understanding under which Tehran would free American prisoners and eventually limit its nuclear program, people familiar with the matter said.

Nuclear power is the lynchpin of the clean energy transition–but the supply chain for Uranium is particularly vulnerable to ongoing geopolitical tensions.

NFC has a comprehensive manufacturing cycle from ore to core, entailing processing of both uranium and zirconium streams under the same roof.

A blast on June 6, 2023, destroyed the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in eastern Ukraine. The rupture lowered water levels in a reservoir upriver at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar. The reservoir supplies water necessary for cooling the plant’s shutdown reactors and spent…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused U.N. inspectors of failing to confront Tehran.

U.N. watchdog has closed two investigations into Iranian nuclear sites, reveals confidential reports from IAEA

Experts tell Zenger News that these declarations are part of psychological warfare, with more than one intended audience.

The Israeli government’s national security adviser says a new nuclear facility being built by Iran would not be immune from attack

Access to rare earth minerals and Russia’s war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia. But the joint declaration signed during the meeting also underlines France's attempts to find an alternative uranium source for its nuclear reactors.