"Fast Breeder Reactor Programs: History and Status" , where lithium targets are irradiated in the This is not the first time France has used a civilian nuclear reactor for the weapons program. France used its Phénix breeder reactor for producing plutonium for the nuclear-weapon program (see reactors of the Tennessee Valley Authority . It should be noted that according to the US policy, reactors that produce tritium cannot use uranium enriched at civilian facilities. Uranium for the reactors involved in tritium production is obtained by ..read more

The United Kingdom reported having 691 kg of HEU (734 kg in 2021). Of this amount, 554 kg is unirradiated HEU (598 in 2021): less than 1 kg of unirradiated HEU is stored at the enrichment plants, less than 1 kg is at civil reactor sites, 440 kg - at fuel fabrication facilities, and 114 kg - at other sites (420 kg and 178 kg respectively in 2020). Irradiated HEU is located at civil reactor sites (5 kg) and other sites (131 kg). ) reported owning 64.5 tons of civilian plutonium, an increase of 1 ton from 2021. Status Report on Plutonium Management in Japan - 2022 , out of the 35.9 tons of pluton ..read more

The construction of the reactor began in 2004 and its operation . In March 2023, the Department of Atomic Energy that the reactor will begin operations in 2024. Although core loading marks a significant step towards this goal, the date when the reactor is expected to achieve criticality has not yet been announced ..read more

Construction of a second CFR-600 reactor at the same site . This unit is expected to become operational in 2026. . The first batch of fuel ..read more

If China plans to bring its installed nuclear capacity to about 100 GWe by 2030, this will require an enrichment capacity of about 13 million SWU/year. It is anticipated that China will install about 2 million SWU/year or more during next Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). This expansion means that China will significantly increase its enrichment capacity. However, currently, it will primarily focus on servicing domestic demand. China's Civil Nuclear Sector: Plowshares to Swords? , Credit: Maxar, Google Earth ..read more

, Report of the International Panel on Fissile Material, July 2015. , Report of the International Panel on Fissile Material, July 2022. that is to start accepting spent fuel in FY 2027. Host communities may want guarantees that spent fuel will be removed after a specified storage period. Such a guarantee could be given by the central government. ). In the new policy, JAEC proposed that: 1) Japan would reduce its stockpile of separated plutonium starting with a commitment not to increase it, 2) Reprocessing would take place only when a credible plan to use the separated plutonium existed. Frank ..read more

a centrifuge cascade that will produce high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU). The cascade, comprised of 16 centrifuges, is deployed at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. It is expected to produce about 20 kg of HALEU by the end of the year. The capacity of the current cascade is estimated to be sufficient to produce about 900 kg of HALEU a year. Centrus plans to build a cascade of 120 centrifuges that will be producing about 6000 kg of HALEU a year. This plan, however, depends on the availability of funding. Operations of the current cascade were supported by the Department of E ..read more

Of the plutonium stored abroad, 14,113 kg are stored in France (14,760 in 2021) and 21,757 kg - in the United Kingdom (21,780 in 2021). The reprocessing of Japan's spent fuel held in France had been completed by the end of 2017. The Status Report of Plutonium Management in Japan - 2022 having a total of 45.8 tons of separated plutonium, of which 9.3 tons were held domestically ..read more

expanding the capacity of the enrichment facility in Gronau, Germany. UUSA operates an enrichment facility in Eunice, New Mexico an option of producing HALEU with enrichment of up to 20%). The current capacity of the Eunice plant is reported to be 4900 tSWU/year. The called for the capacity of 5700 tSWU/year ..read more

The challenge remains, however, of disposing of Japan's existing stock of 45.8 tons plus the 6.6 tons/year to be separated at the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant if and when it operates at full capacity. to Japan's utilities if completion and operation of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant were cancelled. For reasons it has never adequately explained, however, cancellation still appears unthinkable for Japan's government. (as of the end of 2021) . update of its plutonium use plan, This challenge could be made much more manageable and less costly to ramp up to a full core, however, with a planned load ..read more