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Niger to return French uranium stockpile

NIGER will return 95,000 tons of concentrated uranium powder to French nuclear company Orano SA, military leader Abdourahamane Tiani announced on state television. The yellowcake stockpile, representing 63.4% of the 150,000 tons produced at the Somair mine during Orano’s operational control, has been held by Nigerien authorities since the facility’s forced takeover in 2024, said Reuters which reported on the announcement. This comes two months a…

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Uranium: Niger Confirms that the Share Produced Before Nationalization Can Revert to Orano

Since the nationalization in 2025 of Somaïr, the last operating uranium mine in Niger, the standoff between Niamey and the French group Orano has shifted to the legal and diplomatic arenas. The Nigerien authorities are maintaining a firm stance while specifying the terms for sharing the extracted stockpile before the site's reopening.

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