Project to downblend Kazakh HEU fuel completed : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Project to downblend Kazakh HEU fuel completed : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: A project to remove the last remaining batch of unirradiated highly enriched uranium fuel from Kazakhstan has been completed in a joint effort by Kazakhstan and the USA, the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration has announced. The two nations have also signed a new joint statement reaffirming their intention to continue to work together to support the common goal of minimising nuclear proliferation, ensuring nuclear security and strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime.