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The world's second biggest uranium-exporting country has overcome a period of low ore grades and operation problems to reach production levels last seen in 2005.

Finnish company Talvivaara Mining is investigating modifying the metals extraction process at its Talvivaara nickel and zinc mine in Sotkamo, eastern Finland, in order to recover uranium as a by-product.

Iranian engineers may begin to enrich uranium to a higher level in order to refuel an important research reactor in Tehran. The order was given as the latest move in the strategic battle over nuclear capabilities.

Urenco announced that it had successfully completed the first low-frequency centrifuge spin test at its new National Enrichment Facility (NEF) in Eunice, New Mexico. The test confirmed the electrical and mechanical readiness of the centrifuges employed at the plant, the company said. Gregory Smith, chief...

France's Areva and Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco) have signed an agreement under which the South Korean company takes a stake in the Imouraren uranium mine under development in Niger.

An investigation has been launched into how a uranium hexafluoride shipping container was sent from a Swedish fuel facility without having been completely emptied and cleaned. A Urenco employee in Germany was exposed to the material on opening the container.

Uranium enrichment company Urenco reported that its production capacity significantly increased in 2009 through expansion projects at its European sites and will be boosted further this year with the start up of its new US facility.

Last year's operations produced over 5200 tonnes of uranium oxide at the Ranger mine, while owner Energy Resources of Australia secured average price of over $50 per pound.

Berkeley Resources, the Australian company looking to resurrect uranium mining at various deposits in Spain, has freed itself to negotiate offtake and marketing rights with other parties by terminating a tentative deal with French company Areva. Berkeley and Areva had entered into the Heads of Agreement...

Kazakhstan has laid claim to being the world's top uranium producing country in 2009. Provisional figures show that its uranium output leapt over 60% last year to reach some 13,900 tonnes, surpassing both Canada's and Australia's forecast production.

International Isotopes has submitted its licence application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its proposed depleted uranium deconversion and fluorine extraction processing facility in Hobbs, New Mexico. The NRC licence review is expected to take 18-24 months to complete. The facility...

Canadian company Khan Resources has urged its shareholders to reject a takeover bid as it strives to find a way forward over disputed mining licences with the Mongolian government.

The McClean Lake uranium mill in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, is to be put on stand-by in mid-2010 until market conditions improve, the partners in the project have announced.

South Korea is to take an interest in African uranium to secure supplies as it makes nuclear power the dominant source of electricity .

Testing of the first centrifuge cascade has begun at the Georges Besse II (GB-II) uranium enrichment plant in southern France, Areva announced. The cascade is scheduled to start operating by the end of this year.

White Canyon Uranium's Daneros mine in Utah has produced its first uranium ore. The ore is to be delivered to Denison for milling this month, after White Canyon agreed to sell all material produced during the development stage of the mine into Denison's ore buying program. Daneros, the first...

A stockpile of nuclear fuel is to be set up in Russia under IAEA auspices in an effort to increase security of supply.

Russia's AtomRedMetZoloto (ARMZ) has moved to resolve uncertainty over titles to a Mongolian uranium field by buying out the Canadian company with a rival claim.

A UK researcher has won €1 million ($1.5 million) of European Union funding to support his research into fundamental molecular uranium chemistry.

Energy Fuels Resources Corp has submitted the application for the final licence it needs to construct its Pinon Ridge uranium/vanadium mill in Colorado. If approved, Pinon Ridge would be the first new uranium mill to be built in the USA in over a quarter of a century.

Czech utility CEZ has signed a 15-year contract for uranium enrichment services with Areva for its two Temelin reactors.

Australia's Uranium Equities has announced that Canada's Cameco is to partner it in the continued development and commercialization of the PhosEnergy process for extracting uranium from phosphates.

Australian-based Paladin Energy has announced expansion plans for both its Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera uranium mines, but has revised its 2010 production forecasts downwards.

Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board has approved two separate investments by Chinese companies in Australian uranium exploration companies.

International nuclear inspectors are now at Qom, the newly disclosed uranium enrichment site in Iran. The departure of the inspectors from Vienna was confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 24 October, as was a positive reaction to plans to meet Iran's needs for research reactor...