According to the World Nuclear News, Nigeria is officially HEU-free. The IAEA monitored the transfer of HEU from Nigeria to China. “More than 1 kilogram of Chinese-origin HEU from the Nigerian Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1) was returned to China in an operation involving the two countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the US Department of […]
In the News: Current Administration tries to undermine support for HEU to LEU in Naval Fuel Reactors
While the current administration tries to undermine support for highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low-enriched uranium (LEU) in naval fuel reactors. The Navy and Energy Secretary sent a letter to leadership arguing, the replacement of HEU with LEU “would result in a reactor design that is inherently less capable, more expensive, and unlikely to support […]
