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PARIS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - France plans to evacuate hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger over the next 24 hours, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, days after a junta seized power in the west African country. She estimated that hundreds of French citizens and hundreds of citizens from other EU countries wanted to be evacuated. The United States, Germany, and Italy have troops in Niger on counter-insurgency and training missions. Colonna said France had talked with authorities in Niger to make sure the evacuation could proceed safely. A spokesperson for the EU Commission said EU utilities had sufficient inventories of natural uranium to mitigate any short-term supply risks.

Persons: Mohamed Bazoum, Catherine Colonna, France's, Colonna, France, DESTABILISATION, France's BFM, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia's Wagner, Orano, Bazoum, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Layli, Blandine Henault, Charlotte van Campenhout, Ingrid Melander, Nellie Peyton, Christina Fincher, Alex Richardson, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Islamic, Kremlin, EU Commission, Nigerien, Regional, ECOWAS, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: France, Niger, West, Central Africa, Russia, Islamic State, al Qaeda, Sahel, Niger's, Niamey, Italy, United States, Germany, Russian, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea

☆ Factbox: Uranium mines in Niger, world's 7th biggest producer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Niger is the world's seventh-biggest producer of uranium, according to the World Nuclear Association (WNA). Below are details of Niger's uranium deposits and mines:PRODUCTIONNiger, which has Africa's highest-grade uranium ores, produced 2,020 metric tons of uranium in 2022, about 5% of world mining output, according to the WNA. Niger has one major mining operation in the north operated by France's state-owned Orano, another major mine which closed in 2021, with one under development. French nuclear power plants source less than 10% of their uranium from Niger, Orano added. IMOURARENThis deposit about 50 miles south of Arlit contains one of the largest reserves in the world, according to Orano.

Persons: Mohamed Bazoum, Orano, Eric Onstad, Nick Macfie Organizations: Niger, World Nuclear Association, Somair, Arlit, Thomson Locations: Niger, Kazakhstan, Canada, Namibia, Arlit, Orano, Niger's, Akokan

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine has renewed interest in nuclear power. But without a reliable source of the high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) the reactors need, developers worry they won't receive orders for their plants. But only TENEX, which is part of Russian state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom, sells HALEU commercially at the moment. And this chicken and egg conundrum is complicating the smooth development of HALEU supply. "A reliable HALEU supply is one of many factors under consideration," the company said in an emailed statement.

☆ В Китае подключен первый отечественный ядерный ректор
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-28 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +3 min

Как сообщает портал Global Times, торжественная церемония подключения энергоблока «Фуцин-5» состоялась в пятницу, 27 ноября. Это первый реактор типа Hualong One, введенный в коммерческую эксплуатацию. Строительство пятого энергоблока АЭС «Фуцин» началось в 2015 году, и в 2018-м основной объем был завершен. Особенность конструкции Hualong One — большое количество как активных, так и пассивных дублированных систем защиты. Разработкой, строительством и обслуживанием реакторов Hualong One занимаются обе китайские атомные корпорации — China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) и China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

Organizations: Global Times, Westinghouse, Atomic Energy, Canada, Orano SA, China General Nuclear Power Group, China National Nuclear Corporation, АЭС «Фуцин», АЭС, Росатом Locations: China, Китай, Поднебесной, КНР, Пакистан

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