Of all the places expecting a risk of blackouts this winter, Belgium may be the most unexpected. Bureaucrats from the European Commission in Brussels have crisscrossed the continent for decades promoting the idea that power cuts will be a thing of the past as a border-free market emerges in energy. Governments across the region have spent billions …
Anfield Energy Inc. (TSX.V: AEC; OTCQB: ANLDF; FRANKFURT: 0AD) (“Anfield” or “the Company”) is pleased to learn that Wyoming Governor, Matt Mead, signed an agreement with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) which gives the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) the authority to regulate uranium recovery operations in Wyoming. With this approval, Wyoming becomes …
President Donald Trump signed into a law new legislation that will speed up the development of advanced reactors in the United States. The Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (NEICA) eliminates some of the financial and technological barriers standing in the way of nuclear innovation. It also represents a strong commitment by the government to support the commercial …
Unit 4 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province moved closer to commissioning by achieving a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The Russian-supplied VVER-1000 is scheduled to begin generating electricity by the end of this year. Tianwan Phase I – units 1 and 2 – was constructed under a 1992 …
Unit 4 of the Rostov nuclear power plant in Russia has entered commercial operation three months ahead of schedule, state nuclear corporation Rosatom has announced. Preparations for the physical start-up of Rostov 4 began on 6 December 2017, with the loading of nuclear fuel into the reactor. Within five days, all 163 fuel assemblies were …
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission achieved a milestone here on Saturday by successfully completing Dome Placement of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-III (K-3). Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Muhammad Naeem (HI, SI) in his statement on the occasion said, “The Dome Placement of K-3 Nuclear Power Plant will mark as the completion of civil works of …
Fission 3.0 Corp. (“Fission 3” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “First Tranche”). The Company issued 52,050,000 units (“Units”) at a price of C$0.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of C$5,205,000 and 9,800,000 flow-through shares (“FT Shares”) at a …
Electricity generating costs would rise by 15% and carbon emissions from the power sector would more than triple by 2030 if the UK were to abandon nuclear energy in favour of a mix of wind and gas, according to the New Nuclear Watch Institute (NNWI). In the foreword to its new report, NNWI chairman Tim …
Uranium Participation Corporation (“UPC” or the “Corporation”) today filed its Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion & Analysis (“MD&A”) for the period ended August 31, 2018. Both documents can be found on the Company’s website (www.uraniumparticipation.com) or on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). The highlights provided below are derived from these documents and should be read in conjunction with them. …
The United States is close to working with Saudi Arabia on building nuclear power reactors, but talks on tough non-proliferation standards with the kingdom remain a challenge, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Wednesday. Perry has held talks with several Saudi leaders this year, including King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on …
