By Mark Trevelyan Jan 30 (Reuters) - The last Russia-U.S. nuclear arms control treaty, known as New START, is due to expire on February 5. Here is a guide to the treaty and why it matters. WHO SIGNED NEW START,

It’s worth looking at high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, specifically. This fuel is enriched to higher concentrations of fissile uranium than conventional nuclear fuel, with a proportion of the isotope U-235 that falls between 5% and 20%. (In conventional fuel, it’s below 5%.)

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Nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence, driven by the need to power data centers for AI and growing interest from major financial institutions, with the potential to become a $10 trillion market opportunity.

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What are the main priorities, the key events and the likely big developments in new nuclear capacity in 2026? Here’s an edited transcript of World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León's World Nuclear News podcast interview. You can ...

Military microreactor projects at Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base signal that “new nuclear” is moving from theory to reality.

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