The uranium market is showing a marked improvement compared with a year ago but there is still a long way to go, Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel said on 2 November. World-nuclear-org.com

Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom has confirmed the initial start up of the Akademik Lomonosov, the country’s first floating nuclear power plant. Nuclearstreet.com

The Department of Energy is seeking the public’s response to a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) that would pave the way for fuel development for reactors that would use high-assay, low enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel, although those reactors have yet to be built.  Nuclearstreet.com

China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) is looking to increase investment in overseas uranium mining to ensure fuel supply for the expected growth in its domestic nuclear power generation, Reuters reported a company official as saying. Nucnet.org