Duke Energy has filed an application with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew Oconee Nuclear Station’s operating...
TSX-listed uranium investor Uranium Participation Corp. (UPC) today reported that the management information circular and related ...
ASX-listed Boss Energy has unveiled its much anticipated enhanced feasibility study for the proposed Honeymoon Uranium Mine in Sou...
TSX-V-listed Baselode Energy Corp. has provided an update on its three uranium exploration projects in the Athabasca Basin area of...
Construction of the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory has begun near Jiuquan City in China's Gansu province, the China Atomi...
Uranium Primer - Glossary of Uranium Industry Terms
Fission: The splitting of a heavy nucleus into two, accompanied by the release of a relatively large amount of energy and usually two or more neutrons. It may be spontaneous, but usually is due to a nucleus absorbing a neutron and thus becoming unstable.
Nuclear reactor: A device in which a nuclear fission chain reaction occurs under controlled conditions so that the heat yield can be harnessed or the neutron beams utilized. All commercial reactors are thermal reactors, using a moderator to slow down the neutrons.
Uranium (U): A mildly radioactive element with two isotopes that are fissile (U-235 and U-233) and two isotopes that are fertile (U-238 and U-234). Uranium is the basic fuel of nuclear energy.
