Month: August 2019

T.NXE COMPLETES PHASE I OF FEASIBILITY-STAGE DRILL PROGRAM INTERSECTING HIGH GRADE MINERALIZATION AND PRELIMINARILY ASSESSED ROBUST GEOTECHNICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN ALL AREAS OF ARROW

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NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX: NXE, NYSE MKT: NXE) is pleased to report radioactivity results for an additional thirty-seven holes comprising 16,585.5 m from the Company’s Feasibility-stage drilling program at our 100% owned, Rook I property in the Athabasca Basin Saskatchewan. The Phase I resource component of the 2019 Feasibility stage program has …

T.NXE completes phase I of feasibility-stage drill program in all areas of Arrow

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NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX: NXE, NYSE MKT: NXE) is pleased to report radioactivity results for an additional thirty-seven holes comprising 16,585.5 m from the Company’s Feasibility-stage drilling program at our 100% owned, Rook I property in the Athabasca Basin Saskatchewan. The Phase I resource component of the 2019 Feasibility stage program has …

TVA completes upgrades at its oldest and biggest nuclear power plant, boosting output

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The Tennessee Valley Authority has completed a $475 million power upgrade at its oldest and biggest nuclear power plant that helped boost the plant’s output by 14% and boosted TVA’s overall noncarbon production of electricity to 58% of its power generation this spring. Over the past four years, by making more than 200 equipment modifications …

DOE Announces Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement to Examine Building a Versatile Test Reactor in the U.S.

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Today in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register announcing that the department will develop an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to study the impacts of building a Versatile Test Reactor in the U.S. to test future fuels and materials …

Questions raised over future of nuclear power at Keidanren meet

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Business leaders questioned the future of the nuclear power industry at a meeting of Japan’s largest business group, with some arguing that renewable energy solutions are more in line with global trends. While Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) has consistently favored restarts of suspended reactors across the nation, arguments among members have also emerged over related …

V.PLU Provides an Update on Remaining Concession Resolutions from Administrative Procedure

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Plateau Energy Metals Inc. (“Plateau” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: PLU | OTCQB: PLUUF) reports that its subsidiary, Macusani Yellowcake S.A.C. (“Macusani”), has received the last 25 administrative resolutions outlining that the Mining Council within the Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MINEM”) in Peru has dismissed the Company’s appeal to suspend the Institute of Geology, Mining …

V.PLU Provides an Update on Remaining Concession Resolutions from Administrative Procedure

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Plateau Energy Metals Inc. (“Plateau” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: PLU | OTCQB: PLUUF) reports that its subsidiary, Macusani Yellowcake S.A.C. (“Macusani”), has received the last 25 administrative resolutions outlining that the Mining Council within the Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MINEM”) in Peru has dismissed the Company’s appeal to suspend the Institute of Geology, Mining …

Bipartisan Senate support for nuclear grows with $7.5B bill to extend life of current fleet

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A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced a bill that aims to extend the life of the United States’ current nuclear fleet. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz., introduced the Nuclear Energy Renewal Act, which would authorize $755 million per year from 2019 to 2029 to “enhance the economic viability of the …