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Niger uranium project receives mining permit
2016.02.03Niger has approved GoviEx's mining permit application for the Madaouela 1 tenement area, the company announced today.
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HPR1000 fuel assembly undergoes irradiation testing
2016.02.03A prototype fuel assembly for use in China's HPR1000 reactor design has completed the first fuel cycle irradiation test.
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Third Japanese reactor resumes operation
2016.02.03Kansai Electric Power Company today restarted unit 3 of its Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui prefecture.
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USA applauds Iran's uranium shipment to Russia
2016.02.03October 18 marked Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the international agreement limiting Iran's nuclear program in return for the lifting of economic sanctions.
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US appropriations signed into law, boosting nuclear spending
2016.02.03US nuclear energy programs, including small modular reactors and the development of new advanced reactors, are to receive $960 million under an appropriations act signed into law by President Barack Obama.