KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear energy in the East African country amid increasing demand for power. Irene Batebe, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the …
Read More »Biden signs bill banning U.S. imports of Russian uranium
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at “reducing, and …
Read More »HALEU: A new fuel for small nuclear power plants that Uganda is targeting
ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU) is gaining popularity in some of the developed countries as a less costly fuel for putting up nuclear power plants. The current fleet of nuclear reactors runs primarily on uranium fuel enriched up to 5% uranium-235 (U-235). This fuel which comes …
Read More »Kremlin condemns US decision to send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The United States should be held accountable for the consequences caused by the delivery of depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. The spokesman made the statement following Washington’s decision to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks, as …
Read More »Central African Republic ‘repats’ unfazed by poverty, conflict
Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP | “When I decided to come back, my friends took me for a fool,” recounts Clement Ndotizo, who spent a decade in France before returning to settle in his native Central African Republic, one of the world’s least-developed and most dangerous countries. But a “fool”, …
Read More »Uganda steps up nuclear energy plans, experts visit China
Uganda energy officials engage China partners on nuclear energy development Uganda has called for partnership with China in the area of nuclear energy development for peaceful purposes. “Plans have been made in Uganda to have clean and safe energy generation sources with nuclear being one of them”, said Prisca Boonabantu, Undersecretary …
Read More »Nuclear to the rescue?
Uganda, Russia reach understanding to harness huge Uranium deposits to produce thousands of mega watts from nuclear energy It’s now official; Uganda’s plan to develop nuclear as a source of electricity is on course. On Oct. 13, a Russian government delegation was in Uganda to meet President Yoweri Museveni. The …
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