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On May 2025, UK's first high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) advanced fuels facility moved an important step: Costain, an infrastructure company has been selected by Urenco to carry out the front-end engineering design (FEED), which is expected to be completed by 2027.

Located at the Capenhurst site in northwest England, the UK government allocated £196 million ($245 million) to Urenco in 2024 to produce up to 10 tonnes of HALEU annually by 2031, which is essential for guaranteeing the country's nuclear and energy security that break Russia's monopoly in Europe, and will also provide 400 jobs. Costain's MD stated that this project will "establish the UK as the first country in Europe to launch a high-tech nuclear fuel program and will provide critical fuel supplies for next-generation reactors, including advanced modular reactors and small modular reactors".

Due to the limited availability of reliable HALEU supplies, the commercialization of advanced reactors in the United States has also faced delays. In response, the U.S. DOE awarded a minimum contract of $2 million to six HALEU producers in Oct. 2024, with a total of up to $800 million allocated for deconversion services over the 10-year contract period.

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Early confirmed speakers at ENES 2025:

· Kristian Vigenin, European Parliament, Member

· Ionut Purica, the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development to the Prime Minister of Romania, Prof. Dr., member

· Petre Min, CNCAN (National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control), Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response Compartment

· Vladimir Wagner, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences (NPI CAS), Czech Republic, Chairman of the Board

· Diana Pânişoară, RoPower Nuclear (RO), Romania, Head of Project Management

· Cristian Predescu, SNN, S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A., Strategic Planning and Procurement Senior

· Ivan Hinovski, NPP Kozloduy, Chief Expert Innovations

· Piotr Wiśniewski, PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa S.A., Head of QA/QC & Integrated Management System (APR1400)

· Germán Guido Lavalle, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina, President

· Superintendent Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN, S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A.) , Strategic Planning and Procurement Senior Superintendent

· Jesper Glahn, Copenhagen Atomics, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

· Seaborg Technologies, CEO / Chief Business Officer

· Desislava Vezenkova, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria, Executive Director

· Filip Charvat, TSB Bank, United Kingdom, Financial Risk Model Oversight Manager

· Bart White, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Head of Energy Structured Finance

· Donald R. Hoffman,EXCEL Services Corporation, President and CEO; American Nuclear Society, Fellow & Past President; International Nuclear Energy Academy, President

· Ryan Nielson, Citi Group, VP Investment Banking

· Lubomír LÍZAL, Czech Technical University in Prague, Economist, Associate Professor

· Simon Podkoritnik, EIMV - Elektroinstitut Milan Vidmar, Slovenia, Head of Department for High Voltage and Power Plants

· Jan Blomgren, INBEx (Institute for Nuclear Business Excellence), Sweden, CEO

· Mikołaj Oettingen, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland, Associate Professor

· Małgorzata Walczak, PFR Ventures, Investment Director/Managing PFR GreenHub Fund of Funds

· Malwina Qvist, Clean Air Task Force, Nuclear Energy Program Director

· Marina Sokcic-Kostic, NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH, Principal Engineer, Safety Engineering & Assessment

· Rachel Johnson, Urenco Enrichment Company Limited, Vice President - Advanced Fuels, Commercial (EMEAA)

· Jessica Lovering, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, Senior Fellow

· Erik Funkhouse, Good Energy Collective, Executive Director

· Kostadin Sirleshtov, CMS Sofia, CEE Head of Energy & Climate Change, Managing Partner

· FINCANTIERI S.p.A.

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The ENES 2025 brings 350+ policymakers, regulators, operators, large reactors, SMRs/AMRs, investors, EPC, engineering, equipment and components, professional service companies, other industry and experts in Europe to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in nuclear energy today. And I would be happy, to welcome you in Prague as well.

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Lillian Liu | Project Director| FutureNuclear  

Europe Nuclear & SMR Conference (ENES2025),

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