Uranium is the critical fuel that powers nuclear power plants worldwide, providing a significant portion of clean, low-carbon energy. But how exactly does uranium work to generate electricity?

Languages: English and Farsi The ongoing standoff over Iran's uranium enrichment program has emerged as the defining obstacle in stalled nuclear negotiations. At the core of the dispute is Tehran ...

Chinese researchers have developed an extremely energy efficient and low-cost technology for extracting uranium from seawater, a potential boon to the country’s nuclear power ambitions.

According to the World Nuclear Association, Kazakhstan is the world's largest producer of uranium, supplying approximately 40% of the world's mined uranium. In 2023, as reported by the Financial ...

The U.S. Department of Energy will ship specialized uranium to a nuclear fuel plant under construction in Oak Ridge, bridging a gap in the domestic uranium supply chain for a company with plans to ...

Two TRISO-X plants in Oak Ridge could one day employ around 1,000 people to support new nuclear reactors. The U.S. Department of Energy will ship specialized uranium to a nuclear fuel plant under ...

Global uranium demand is set to surge as nuclear power capacity could rise up to 130% by 2050. Despite sufficient uranium resources, urgent investment is needed in new mining, exploration ...

PARIS — Iran has substantially expanded production of highly enriched uranium since December, further increasing its stockpile of near-weapons-grade material, according to a person familiar with ...

A Global Nuclear Resurgence Is Driving Uranium Demand The global demand for electricity is exploding, driven by several powerful forces. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a significant factor.

During that period, demand for minerals, metals, and nuclear ... of-the-art techniques in terms of safety, security and the environment, setting a benchmark for the development of the uranium ...

Uranium Energy claims to be "America's largest and fastest growing uranium company." NuScale Power is an upstart looking to build small-scale modular nuclear power plants. Nuclear power is not new ...

Uranium Energy has an interesting story. When uranium prices cratered following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, Uranium Energy stepped into the market and started buying shuttered ...