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The Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) supports Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan, including their support of a globally competitive mining sector

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The Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) supports Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan The Next Decade of Growth / 2020-2030, including their support of a globally competitive mining sector. “The mining sector continues to be a primary engine of growth for the Saskatchewan economy. By providing a stable framework for growth of the mining sector, Saskatchewan communities, residents and …

V.SYH Option Partner Orano Canada announces upcoming exploration program at Preston Uranium Property

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Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SYH) (OTCQB:SYHBF) (Frankfurt:SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the Company’s option partner Orano Canada Inc. (“Orano Canada”) has announced details for their upcoming 2020 exploration program at the Preston Uranium Project located in the western Athabasca Basin near NexGen Energy Ltd.’s high-grade Arrow deposit  and Fission Uranium Corp.’s Triple R deposit. …

V.PTU: Hook Lake JV Partners Approve 2020 Exploration Budget

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Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Purepoint”) (TSX: PTU.V) today announced its plans for the Hook Lake exploration program scheduled to commence this winter. The Hook Lake Project is a joint venture between Cameco Corporation (39.5%), Orano Canada Inc. (39.5%) and Purepoint (21%) in the Patterson Uranium District, Saskatchewan Canada. The Hook Lake project …

France’s EDF expects six new nuclear reactors to cost 46 billion euros

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French power utility EDF estimates it would cost at least 46 billion euros ($51 billion) to build six of its latest generation EPR nuclear reactors if the government decides to build them, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Saturday. The estimate was in a confidential document presented to the board of state-controlled EDF at the …

Iran, Russia officially launch the construction of Bushehr NPP’s second stage

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The ceremony is attended by Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi The construction of the second stage of the Bushehr nuclear power plant conducted jointly by Russia has begun in Iran, according to the IRIB broadcaster. Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has attended the ceremony. …

Saudi nuclear: talks ongoing with US to allow kingdom nuclear technology

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A senior US official has confirmed that Washington is in talks with Riyadh about supporting Saudi Arabia’s planned nuclear programme. Speaking in Abu Dhabi on 26 October, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry Perry confirmed that talks were ongoing. Perry told the forum that Saudi Arabia’s leadership in Riyadh wanted to sign a ‘123 Agreement’ with …

Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Celebrates Five Decades of Carbon-Free, Reliable Power and Community Stewardship

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Nuclear station holds world reliability record for number of hours online, providing reliable emissions-free energy for 500,000 homes Exelon Generation’s R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant is celebrating a strong record of reliable carbon-free power generation and community stewardship since the first nuclear reaction took place in Ontario, New York 50 years ago on November 9, 1969. …

President Trump nominates Dan Brouillette to be United States Secretary of Energy

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Today, President Donald J. Trump formally nominated Dan Brouillette to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Energy. Brouillette, current U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy, would replace sitting Secretary Rick Perry if confirmed by the U.S. Senate. “It has been the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as Secretary of Energy. I have the utmost …