Laser uranium enrichment company Silex Systems has taken a step closer to producing uranium fuels needed for small modular reactors (SMRs) at its facilities in the United States. The company’s 51 percent owned Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) has acquired a 665-acre parcel of land for the company’s planned Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF), in…
An independent report by consulting and engineering firm Egis and commissioned by the Clean Energy Council has confirmed that nuclear is the most expensive form of new energy in Australia. The review analysed the CSIRO and Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)’s GenCost report against the Lazard Review and the Mineral Council of Australia (MCA)’s research…
By Peter Roberts There is a huge amount of hype around new energy sources to replace fossil fuels and none more so than the phenomenon of small modular nuclear reactors (SMR). But the hype remains just that according to the latest GenCost 2022–23 study released today by CSIRO and Australian Energy Market Operator. While SMRs…