Iran, uranium and enrichment
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Uranium enrichment has been a vulnerability for the US. The VettaFi Nuclear Renaissance Index includes companies adding uranium enrichment capacity and developing laser-based technologies.
North Korea appears to have completed a building at its Yongbyon nuclear complex that is likely intended for uranium enrichment, according to a US think tank. B
For the US to reach a deal or end its war with Iran, President Trump has said he wants the country to surrender its “enriched” uranium. But as CNN explores in “Word of the Week,” nuclear arms experts say they have doubts about how well he and his lead negotiator understand the technicalities.
When War Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked recently whether U.S. forces would ever move to secure enriched uranium reportedly stored at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear complex, he declined to say, citing operational security. The exchange highlighted a question ...
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BWXT moving ahead on Erwin plan for nation’s 1st highly enriched uranium processing in decades
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — BWX Technologies (BWXT) is taking the next step toward plans to produce highly enriched uranium (HEU) for the first time next door to its Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) facility in Erwin,
IAEA inspectors have not been able to verify the near weapons-grade uranium since June 2025, when Israeli and American strikes greatly weakened Iran’s air defenses, military leadership and nuclear program. The lack of inspections has made it difficult to know exactly where it is located.
May 14 (Reuters) - Iran has been setting up extra equipment which could improve the way it enriches uranium to higher levels, diplomats said, a move which shows Tehran is seeking to enhance its atomic work as big powers discuss new sanctions. Here are some ...
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has formally notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent to seek a uranium enrichment license for a new
Enriched uranium is coveted for certain types of reactors, and for bomb building, and is primarily extracted by chemical means or through a centrifuge process. This separation of different elements increases the level of fissile material essential for nuclear chain reactions.