Meirzhan Yussupov, chief executive of Kazatomprom, the world’s largest uranium producer, sat down with MINING.COM in Astana for a wide-ranging interview on production discipline, AI-driven demand, the nuclear fuel cycle, trade routes, and Kazakhstan’s place in the market. The transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Yussupov: So, is it your first time in …
Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) welcomes today’s announcement by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) regarding its conditional commitment for the American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans to reenergize the large-scale nuclear reactor supply chain, drive down costs and accelerate the deployment of AP1000 reactors in the US and globally. …
Tie-up with Holtec International on the cards, follows pacts with Électricité de France, Clean Core and Rosatom NTPC Ltd, the country’s largest integrated power generator, is emerging as a key pivot in India’s nuclear landscape after the sector was opened up through an overarching legislation late last year. For decades, the Nuclear Power Corporation of …
Construction work on the first power unit of Türkiye’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant has been completed, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said during a visit to the site, according to TASS. “We are recording the completion of construction works. Tonight, cold hydraulic tests of the reactor have begun, and within a few weeks, this work will be completed. …
MOU advances Ontario’s plan to create jobs, lower costs and boost security by building Fortress North America Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and expand economic opportunities in key sectors, including energy, nuclear technology, critical minerals, mobility, automotive and electric-vehicle …
Canada unveiled a strategy on Monday to accelerate the development of nuclear power, setting out a goal of building up to 10 new large-scale reactors and streamlining approvals for future projects. The strategy, announced by Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, aims to have two new nuclear reactors under construction by 2035 and five more planned …
Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Valar Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Ward 250, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today celebrated another historic milestone in America’s nuclear renaissance. DOE Reactor Pilot Program participant Valar Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Ward 250, successfully completed …
Japan’s power industry welcomed the government’s roadmap for the future replacement of nuclear reactors as a key step towards securing the workforce and supply chains needed to sustain the sector, but its top lobbyist on Friday called for greater policy support to encourage investment. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said …
The Iowa Utilities Commission has approved a generating certificate for the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, marking an important procedural step in NextEra Energy’s efforts to restart the 615-megawatt nuclear power plant. The IUC order, issued around midday Thursday, June 18, grants a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity to restart the plant. …
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) (“Energy Fuels” or the “Company”), a leading U.S.-based critical materials company focused on uranium, rare earth elements, heavy mineral sands, vanadium and other strategic materials, today announced updates on financing arrangements that will help accelerate the Company’s growth and development. The Company has received a conditional $725 …