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Fuel & fuel cycle

34 | cover story Urenco’s HALEU play Urenco sets out global ambition beginning work on the West’s first HALEU enrichment facility.

Business development

16 | special report Nuclear joins PV Combining nuclear and solar offers a wealth of economic opportunities and improved safety.

Waste management 30 Scaling up on geopolymers Scaling up geopolymer technology to deliver a low-carbon, low-cost encapsulation solution.

Life extension 38 Weighing up alternatives to nuclear Exploring alternatives to a licence extension at the North Anna nuclear power plant.

Policy & finance 42 China’s wholehearted push to get ahead Long perceived as a technology follower, China is nonetheless confounding nuclear expectations.

Events 45 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences, webinars and digital events.

Classified 46 Classified listings

Contacts 46 Contact us!

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Cover image: Urenco’s Capenhurst site will be home to a new HALEU enrichment plant

News 7 Lead News China sets up another big expansion of nuclear capacity with 11 units getting the go-ahead. 7-12 Roundup

Opinion 14 What’s in a word? The nuclear sector needs to become more comfortable with the ‘W’ word. Waste is a fact.

Fuel & fuel cycle 20 Fuel review and design data NEI’s annual fuel review, including the key design data for all major nuclear fuel types.

Operations & maintenance 26 Atucha II novel reactor repair Discovery of a failed weld on the Atucha II RPV prompted the development of new tools.

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