Russia has announced restrictions on exports of enriched uranium to the USA. The temporary ban is in response to US restrictions on imports of Russian uranium products which came into force earlier this year.

A consortium of Assystem, Egis and Empresarios Agrupados has signed a contract with Fusion for Energy worth an initial EUR80 million (USD84 million) to provide consulting and engineering expertise on the ITER international fusion project.

Ontario Minister of Energy and Electrification Stephen Lecce announced plans for a new hot cell facility to process medical radioisotopes during a visit to the plant which will enter its Major Component Replacement outage on 1 February. Meanwhile, Ontario's Green Party has passed a resolution reversing its blanket opposition to nuclear energy.

The World Economic Forum has released a framework to help align stakeholders on key actions and strategies to accelerate deployment of small modular reactors and other advanced nuclear technologies.

A pump impeller for the Siberian Chemical Combine, part of Rosatom's TVEL fuel division, was printed on a 3D printer, the company has said.

A new algorithm has reduced the time needed to inspect 3D-printed parts for nuclear applications by 85% and could lead the way to faster, safer inspections of irradiated materials and nuclear fuel, speeding up the development and deployment of new nuclear technology.

The US Department of Energy has selected Louisiana Energy Services, Orano Federal Services, General Matter and American Centrifuge Operating to provide enrichment services to help establish a US supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium.

Vancouver-based shipbuilding firm Seaspan ULC has been selected by Westinghouse to supply components for its AP1000 and AP300 reactors, while Montreal-based Velan Inc will supply valves to GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy for its first BWRX-300 small modular reactor.

Blue Energy says its modular, reactor-agnostic power plant architecture can be centrally manufactured in existing shipyards, slashing both costs and build time, and has completed a USD45 million Series A fundraise.