Saturday, 7 November 2026

Urenco USA has completed production of its first product cylinder of low-enriched uranium plus (LEU+), according to Neutron Bytes. The output marks the first commercial production of LEU+ in the Western world.

LEU+ contains between 5% and 10% U-235, a higher enrichment level than the fuel used in conventional light water reactors. The material opens fuel options for existing light water reactors and new advanced reactor designs that require higher levels of enriched uranium, Neutron Bytes reported.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) authorized Urenco USA in September 2025 to enrich uranium to as much as 10% U-235, making the company the first commercial uranium enricher cleared to produce LEU+, according to Neutron Bytes.

Manufacturers in Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville have been awarded contracts to build what is described as the G7's first small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) east of Toronto, according to Bay Observer.

ASI Marine, based in Hamilton, received a $9.2 million contract to assist with tunnel-boring machine operations at the site. Promation, based in Oakville, won a $3.9 million contract to provide a Fine Motion Control Rod Drive platform.

Hooper Welding, also in Oakville, was awarded a $1.7 million contract to supply steel for modules used in constructing the DNNP. Burlington-based Clyde Union Canada landed a $300,000 contract to supply a pump and pump motor for the project.

A shelter-in-place alert concerning Michigan's Fermi 2 nuclear plant reached some Monroe County residents by mistake, according to Planet Detroit. Officials said no emergency existed at the plant.

Monroe County Emergency Management said the alert was accidentally sent while agencies were conducting a drill in Frenchtown Township, Planet Detroit reported.

Michigan State Police said the shelter-in-place message was retracted within minutes.

Paraguay's congress has moved to impeach President Santiago Pena after unanimously rejecting his resignation, according to Argus Media. Pena's presidency collapsed because of a banking crisis involving a digital bank, Ueno.

Pena announced his resignation on November 5 as the scale of the crisis grew. He delivered the resignation in a taped message, but the lower house of congress voted unanimously at the same time to reject it and approved an impeachment hearing.

Pena requested 72 hours to prepare. The Senate rejected that request by a vote of 42-3 and announced impeachment proceedings, according to Argus Media.