Unit 4 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province has been connected to the electricity grid, bringing global nuclear generating capacity to over 400 GWe for the first time. Tianwan Phase I – units 1 and 2 – was constructed under a 1992 cooperation agreement between China and Russia. First concrete was …
Shikoku Electric Power Co. on Saturday restarted a reactor at the Ikata nuclear power plant in western Japan after a suspension of nearly one year due to a high court order. The restart of the No. 3 unit at the plant in the town of Ikata in Ehime Prefecture, announced by the power company after …
UEX Corporation (UEX:TSX) (“UEX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of the summer drilling program in the Shoreline area at the Christie Lake Project. The summer program’s main goal was to test the unconformity intersection of the Yalowega Trend in the 350 m wide gap in drilling between the Ken Pen Deposit …
Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced transaction (the “Transaction”) with Cameco Corporation (“Cameco”), whereby Denison has acquired all of Cameco’s minority interest in the Wheeler River Uranium Project (“Wheeler River” or the “Project”). Denison now holds a 90% …
A group of roughly three dozen scientists and other energy experts are claiming a seminal United Nations report on climate change is biased against nuclear power. Why it matters: A global entity like the UN climate panel can have a big impact on the acceptance of nuclear power, as calls to address climate change intensify and …
Bulgaria may launch a tender to choose a strategic investor for its Belene nuclear power project by the end of the year if the parliament gives its approval to the plan, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on Friday. The Balkan country lifted a six-year ban on a 2,000 megawatt (MW) plant at Belene in June …
A court in Japan on Friday paved the way for Shikoku Electric Power Co to restart its only operable nuclear reactor, rejecting a lawsuit from residents to close the unit. The decision allows the company to restart its Ikata No. 3 reactor on Saturday, after the Hiroshima High Court, in late September, lifted an injunction …
EDF pioneered an energy revolution back in the ’70s and ’80s. It could do so again if the French state pursues a carve-out of its atomic assets. So daunting is the challenge of overhauling the global energy system to prevent further catastrophic climate change, that just thinking about it feels paralyzing. It’s been done before though, …
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is considering liquidating its British nuclear unit NuGen, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, leaving Britain to seek alternatives for a project that was meant to provide 7 percent of the country’s electricity. The move comes as Toshiba believes talks to sell the unit have dragged on …
ValOre Metals Corporation (TSX-V: VO) (“ValOre” or the “Company”) announces that it intends to proceed with a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”). The full amount of the Rights Offering is expected to be C$2.45 million, and a standby guarantee, to be provided by Mr. James Paterson (the “Lender”), the Chief Executive Officer, a director and …