Search Results for centrifugestag:fissilematerials.org,2024:/cgi-bin/mt//feed/centrifuges2024-03-28T19:11:22ZMovable Type 6.3.640140China started operation of two new enrichment plants in 2023tag:fissilematerials.org,2023:/blog//3.11662023-12-15T17:44:55Z2023-12-15T17:52:49ZAdmin
Hui Zhang In 2023, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed and may have started operating two large new centrifuge enrichment plants (CEP). CNNC is operating three large centrifuge enrichment facilities that produce LEU for civilian purposes: Lanzhou (Gansu province,...
Tenth centrifuge cascade is added at the Resende planttag:fissilematerials.org,2022:/blog//3.11442022-11-25T07:26:12Z2023-01-18T07:33:01ZAdmin
According to a report by the Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), the company added tenth centrifuge cascade at the Resense enrichment plant on 25 November 2022. The cascade is said to increase the plant's capacity by 5 percent. The ninth...
Brazil to install new centrifuges cascades at the Resende planttag:fissilematerials.org,2021:/blog//3.11362021-11-19T08:52:51Z2022-08-05T08:54:00ZAdmin
On 19 November 2021 Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), the company that operates the uranium enrichment plant in Resende, announced that it will launch a ninth centrifuge cascade shortly. According to INB, the cascade will increase the plant's capacity by...
The death of Frits Veerman - not the end of the Khan Affairtag:fissilematerials.org,2021:/blog//13.34032021-03-07T08:54:30Z2021-08-31T14:50:21ZAdmin
By Piet de Klerk In the 1970s Frits Veerman (1944-2021) was a young professional photographer in Amsterdam. He was the first to blow the whistle on what was to become the most prominent nuclear technology smuggling ring in history, but...
Russia appears to expand the HEU production line in Zelenogorsktag:fissilematerials.org,2019:/blog//13.33582019-11-13T14:55:57Z2021-08-31T14:50:18ZAdmin
The Electrochemical Plant in Zelenogorsk added a new cascade of 9th-generation centrifuges to the line that supports "production of fuel for research reactors and fast-neutron reactors." Although the statement does not say it directly, the production line appears to be...
Japan's uranium enrichment plant in Rokkasho shipped little product since 2012tag:fissilematerials.org,2019:/blog//13.33562019-10-14T19:19:46Z2021-08-31T14:50:18ZAdmin
On 24 May 2018 Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) shipped 4 tonnes of LEU hexafluoride to the Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel fabrication plant. TooNippo, a local paper in Aomori, reported at that time that it was the 25th shipment of uranium...
Brazil adds centrifuges to its enrichment planttag:fissilematerials.org,2018:/blog//13.33042018-08-30T15:53:44Z2021-08-31T14:50:15ZAdmin
On 30 August 2018, Brazil inaugurated the seventh cascade of centrifuges at its enrichment plant in Resende. With the addition of the cascade the plat is said to have the capacity to produce about 50% of the enriched uranium required...
China adds new enrichment facility at the Hanzhong planttag:fissilematerials.org,2018:/blog//13.32842018-04-17T12:16:05Z2021-08-31T14:50:14ZAdmin
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that it completed a "large-scale demonstration project for a new generation of uranium enrichment centrifuges." According to the company statement, the centrifuges are independently researched and developed by CNNC, which owns independent intellectual...
U.S. Department of Energy seeks domestic enrichment capabilitytag:fissilematerials.org,2017:/blog//13.32182017-03-16T16:24:05Z2017-08-20T09:37:19ZAdmin
According to the Request for Information DE-SOL-0008552 posted by the Department of Energy, the department seeks to establish domestic enrichment capability that would allow it to have access to "unobligated and unencumbered" enriched uranium that could be used in tritium...
Pakistan may be building a new enrichment facilitytag:fissilematerials.org,2016:/blog//13.31762016-09-16T19:04:27Z2021-08-31T14:50:09ZAdmin
A new uranium enrichment centrifuge plant may be under construction at the Khan Research Laboratories site at Kahuta in Pakistan. In an article published in Jane's Intelligence Review IHS Jane's and Project Alpha, a research group based at King's College...
China is building an indigenous enrichment facility in Hanzhongtag:fissilematerials.org,2013:/new/blog//13.29382013-09-18T07:03:39Z2022-03-13T16:24:22ZAdmin
Jeffrey Lewis at Armscontrolwonk.com reports that China is building an indigenous uranium enrichment facility at Hanzhong, Shaanxi province. The facility is constructed at the site that hosts three enrichment plants that use Russian technology. The new plant is similar to...
China's centrifuges produced first enriched uraniumtag:fissilematerials.org,2013:/new/blog//13.29252013-06-25T08:22:16Z2021-08-31T14:49:55ZAdmin
According to a story in Global Times, on June 21, 2013 China successfully produced the first batch of enriched uranium using its own centrifuges. The existence of the centrifuge facility in Lanzhou, Gansu Province that uses a technology developed in...
Japan starts operating new centrifugestag:fissilematerials.org,2012:/new/blog//13.28302012-01-03T14:01:34Z2022-03-13T16:24:21ZAdmin
Japan Nuclear Fuels Ltd (JNFL) began operating new centrifuges at the Rokkasho uranium enrichment plant on December 28, 2011, reports The Mainichi Daily News. According to the report, the new centrifuges are four to five times more capable than their...
Power outage damaged six centrifuges at USEC planttag:fissilematerials.org,2011:/new/blog//13.28002011-06-12T01:57:44Z2022-03-13T16:24:19ZAdmin
A power outage at the USEC American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio on June 11, 2011 damaged six centrifuges of the test cascade that has been operating there since March 2010. The incident reportedly affected about "three dozen" centrifuges operating...
New Russian-built enrichment plant in China begins operationstag:fissilematerials.org,2011:/new/blog//13.27852011-04-04T09:18:26Z2022-03-13T16:24:19ZAdmin
The uranium enrichment plant in Hanzhong, Shaanxi province began its operations in mid-March 2011. According to a report at Nuclear.ru, the plant is expected to reach full capacity of 0.5 million SWU/year in June 2011. The new plant will bring...
Tenex and USEC sign LEU supply contract, discuss enrichment facility in the U.S.tag:fissilematerials.org,2011:/new/blog//13.27912011-03-23T10:13:24Z2022-03-13T16:24:18ZAdmin
U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) and Russia's Tekhsnabexport (Tenex) signed a contract that will provide USEC with access to Russian low-enriched uranium after 2013, when the current HEU-LEU deal ends. The contract reportedly includes supply of 21 million SWU over ten...
Japan shuts down last centrifuge cascade in Rokkashotag:fissilematerials.org,2011:/new/blog//13.27772011-02-22T12:38:57Z2016-07-29T11:45:50ZAdmin
Japan Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (JNFL) shut down its last centrifuge cascade at the Rokkasho Uranium Enrichment plant on December 15, 2010, according to a report by Tokyo-based Citizen`s Nuclear Information Center (CNIC). The plant began operations in 1992 and was expected...
China is believed to operate indigenous enrichment planttag:fissilematerials.org,2010:/new/blog//13.27632010-10-25T22:15:58Z2022-03-13T16:24:16ZAdmin
According to a report by Uranium Intelligence Weekly that quotes industry sources, China is operating an indigenous uranium enrichment facility with a capacity of about 0.5 million SWU/year. This facility is different from the four enrichment plants built there by...
Russia will build enrichment plant in China ahead of scheduletag:fissilematerials.org,2010:/new/blog//13.27162010-09-30T10:54:44Z2022-03-13T16:24:16ZAdmin
According to Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Rosatom, Rosatom is planning to complete construction of the fourth enrichment plant in China "in the second half of 2011," several months ahead of the initial plan. The agreement to build the new facility...
India developing new centrifuges and increasing enrichment capacitytag:fissilematerials.org,2010:/new/blog//13.26772010-06-04T22:58:28Z2022-03-13T16:24:14ZAdmin
In an October 2008 speech honoring Homi Bhabha the founder of India's nuclear program, Srikumar Banerjee, the Director of India's Bhabha Atomic Research Center, announced that: "Great strides have been made in development of advanced gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment...
URENCO outlines expansion planstag:fissilematerials.org,2010:/new/blog//13.26142010-01-25T09:49:15Z2016-07-29T11:45:37ZAdmin
In a trading statement issued on January 25, 2010, URENCO outlined its plans to expand its enrichment capacity. The group aims at bringing it to 18,000 tSWU/year by 2015 from the current 12,200 tSWU/y. This will be done by continuing...
Uranium gas leak at enrichment facility in Germanytag:fissilematerials.org,2010:/new/blog//13.26102010-01-22T17:19:08Z2016-07-29T11:45:37ZAdmin
On January 21, 2009 one room in the container preparation unit of the URENCO enrichment plant in Gronau, Germany, was accidentally exposed to radioactive material. The worker, who was exposed to the radiation, was taken to a hospital, reportedly as...
Ukraine is finally joining the Angarsk centertag:fissilematerials.org,2010:/new/blog//13.26242010-01-13T16:13:37Z2022-03-13T16:24:12ZAdmin
Ukraine reportedly received Kazakhstan's formal approval to join the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC). Russia formally approved Ukraine's participation in February 2009. The "Nuclear Fuel" concern, which will represent Ukraine, will receive a 10% stake in the Center at estimated...
Russia in talks about centrifuge plant in the U.S.?tag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25852009-05-26T21:32:36Z2022-03-13T16:24:11ZAdmin
Tenex director Alexei Grigoryev was quoted as saying that Russia is in negotiations about a possibility of building a centrifuge uranium enrichment facility in the United States. According to Grigoryev, this project would most likely be a joint venture with...
Russia ships centrifuges to Chinatag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25922009-05-04T16:09:11Z2022-03-13T16:24:11ZAdmin
Atomenergoprom made a first shipment of centrifuges to China as part of the contract signed in 2008 to build the fourth enrichment facility there (adding 0.5 million SWU/year to the previously built plants).UPDATE 10/25/10: Edited to remove total capacity of...
Obama-Medvedev statement notes civil HEU minimization, 123 agreementtag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25912009-04-01T13:35:18Z2016-07-29T11:45:36ZAdmin
According to the Associated Press, the US-Russia statement on nuclear arms includes the following general language on civil HEU minimization:"We applaud the achievements made through the Nuclear Security Initiative launched in Bratislava in 2005, including to minimize the civilian use...
Iran says it's still interested in Angarsk IUECtag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25622009-02-25T17:29:17Z2022-03-13T16:24:11ZAdmin
According to Interfax, Iran's Vice-President for Atomic Energy Gholam Reza Aghazadeh said on January 25 that Tehran was still interested in participating in the International Uranium Enrichment Center in Angarsk, Russia, while continuing its indigenous enrichment program. Stated Aghazadeh, "[w]e...
IAEA reports on Iran and Syriatag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25782009-02-19T20:06:06Z2016-07-29T11:45:35ZAdmin
Armscontrolwonk.com posted IAEA Director General reports on Iran and Syria: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, GOV/2009/8 Implementation...
Ukraine is joining Angarsk centertag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25462009-02-11T02:56:40Z2022-03-13T16:24:11ZAdmin
The Russian government approved Ukraine's joining the International Uranium Enrichment Center at Angarsk. Ukraine will be represented by the "Nuclear Fuel" concern. At this point the foreign ministries of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan will exchange notes on the "Nuclear Fuel"...
Financing problems at the American Centrifuge Planttag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25482009-02-06T05:02:39Z2022-03-13T16:24:11ZAdmin
USEC is slowing down its work on the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) at Piketon, Ohio due to delay with getting a $2 billion loan guarantee from DOE. The corporation applied for the loan guarantee in June 2008, but did not...
Enrichment plant in Resende to begin operationstag:fissilematerials.org,2009:/new/blog//13.25602009-01-16T23:31:54Z2016-07-29T11:45:34ZAdmin
Brazilian uranium enrichment facility in Resende is expected to begin commercial-scale operations soon. Verification, Implementation and Compliance blog estimates that the facility has about 400-500 centrifuges, each with 7-8 SWU/year capacity. (More information about Resende in another post.)...
USEC American Centrifuge Plant to cost $3.5 billiontag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25412008-09-03T16:10:41Z2016-07-29T11:45:33ZAdmin
USEC has estimated that its American Centrifuge Plant project would cost $3.5 billion. The lead cascade of the plant being built in Piketon, Ohio, will consist of 50 AC100 machines. The cascade is expected to be operational by the end...
No centrifuge safeguards in Angarsktag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25212008-08-27T15:53:32Z2022-03-13T16:24:10ZAdmin
As it turns out, Russia has no plans to offer the enrichment facility in Angarsk to IAEA safeguards. According to a presentation of Alexey Grigoryev, the Director of the International Uranium Enrichment Center, the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Combine will remain...
No centrifuge safeguards in Angarsktag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25212008-08-27T15:53:32Z2022-03-13T16:24:10ZAdmin
As it turns out, Russia has no plans to offer the enrichment facility in Angarsk to IAEA safeguards. According to a presentation of Alexey Grigoryev, the Director of the International Uranium Enrichment Center, the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Combine will remain...
Russia and China sign enrichment dealtag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25082008-05-23T23:26:16Z2022-03-13T16:24:10ZAdmin
During President Medvedev's visit to Beijing Russia and China signed an agreement that commits Russia to building a uranium enrichment facility in China as well as to supplying China with low-enriched uranium. The deal is estimated to cost $1 billion....
AREVA will build an enrichment plant in Idahotag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25072008-05-10T23:35:28Z2021-08-31T08:18:39ZAdmin
AREVA selected Bonneville County, ID as a place for its first U.S. enrichment plant. The plant, with estimated cost of $2 billion, is expected to begin operation in 2014. [UPDATE: The palnt is known as the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility,...
Russia will continue supplying centrifuges to Chinatag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.24822008-03-16T15:19:07Z2016-07-29T11:45:29ZAdmin
Speaking about Russia's plans to build enrichment facilities abroad, a representative of Rosatom mentioned that Russia will add a 0.5 million SWU/year facility to the three it has already built in China.UPDATE 10/25/10: Edited to remove total capacity of the...
Russia may build a centrifuge plant in the U.S.?tag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25012008-03-11T14:43:28Z2022-03-13T16:24:10ZAdmin
In a wave of enthusiasm that followed the signing of a U.S.-Russian agreement that will make it easier for Russia to sell enrichment services in the United States, Rosatom expressed interest in building a centrifuge enrichment facility in the United...
Armenia joins Angarsk centertag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25052008-02-06T23:54:35Z2016-07-29T11:45:30ZAdmin
Prime ministers of Russia and Armenia signed an intergovernmental agreement that will make Armenia a partner in the International Enrichment Center in Angarsk....
Angarsk will be under IAEA safeguardstag:fissilematerials.org,2008:/new/blog//13.25002008-02-06T15:21:58Z2016-07-29T11:45:30ZAdmin
According to Sergei Kislyak, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia will offer the enrichment plant in Angarsk for IAEA safeguards. Kislyak was quoted as saying that "The center [...] will be under the constant surveillance of the IAEA."...