ARMZ, the uranium mining subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom, has started developing the Vershinnoye uranium deposit in the Republic of Buryatia, in southern Siberia. ARMZ said in a statement on Rosatom’s website the deposit has 4577 tonnes of uranium (tU) reserves and that the first production by in situ leaching (ISL) would be next year by its subsidiary JSC Khiagda. world-nuclear-news.org
Jordan and Saudi Arabia have signed agreements on cooperation in uranium exploration and carrying out a feasibility study into the construction of two small modular reactors (SMRs) in Jordan. world-nuclear-news.org
Westinghouse Electric Company said Wednesday that it was had filed petitions of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the corporation a various subsidiaries and that it was seeking to restructure its business “as a result of certain financial and construction challenges in its U.S. AP1000 power plant projects.” nuclearnews.com