KHNP Accelerates Bid to Export Nuclear Power Abroad On Its Own

Under stewardship of President Chung Jae-hoon, who took office in April, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) is accelerating efforts to export nuclear power plants abroad on its own. KHNP, the nation’s sole nuclear power operator, met with President Cosmin Ghita of the state-owned energy producer Nuclearelectrica of Romania in Gyeongju in early July to …

T.UEX: Christie Lake Summer Drill Program Underway

UEX Corporation (UEX:TSX) (“UEX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the 2018 summer drilling program on the Christie Lake Project (the “Project”) has commenced. Summer Program Underway The summer 2018 exploration program is underway, with the goal of expanding the uranium resources on the Yalowega Uranium Trend (the “Trend”).  The program will focus on …

Japanese nuclear power companies in talks over alliance

Four of Japan’s biggest nuclear operators and plant builders have started talks on a potential partnership in atomic energy, as the sector struggles to reboot in the wake of the Fukushima disaster seven years ago, a source said on Wednesday. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (Tepco) (9501.T), Hitachi Ltd (6501.T), Toshiba (6502.T) and Chubu …

V.SYH: Completes 100% Earn-In and Announces Plans for Upcoming Summer Drill Program at Moore Uranium Project

Vancouver, BC – Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQB: SYHBF) (Frankfurt:SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce plans for its upcoming summer/fall 2018 diamond drill program to commence shortly and that it has now completed the 100% earn-in of its flagship, high grade Moore Uranium Project well ahead of schedule. In addition, 1,159,175 warrants have been exercised recently raising …

Delayed reactor returns slash French nuclear availability nearly 9 GW

HIGHLIGHTS Operator halts Civaux-1 reactor Monday for planned outage Environmental issues plague St Alban-2, runs at reduced capacity Nuclear outages boost European day-ahead power prices London — Available nuclear power generating capacity in France fell sharply by almost 9 GW after EDF delayed the return of multiple nuclear plants, while high temperatures continued to restrict …

Are Environmentalist Stunts Obfuscating A Serious Nuclear Debate?

The Greenpeace activists who crashed a Superman-styled drone into an EDF facility near Lyon, France on July 3 pulled off the latest of several stunts designed to highlight the vulnerability of France’s ageing nuclear reactors. In a country whose energy mix is built on nuclear power, the strategy is working: the Superman incident came just before a French parliamentary report called …