U.UEC Advances Development of Burke Hollow and Palangana ISR Projects in South Texas

The Burke Hollow In-Situ Recovery (“ISR”) Project’s Production Area-2 (“PA-2”) has been established within the northern half of the project; Burke Hollow PA-2 hosts three major sub-roll units of uranium mineralization, ranging from 160 to 210 feet in depth and occurs within the Goliad Formation Lower A sand, ranging in thickness from 20 feet to …

Urenco successful in bid for development of advanced fuels

Urenco has been awarded £9.56 million in funding from the UK Government that will support the production of advanced fuels for the nuclear reactors of tomorrow.  The company received the funding from The Nuclear Fuel Fund, as part of the British energy security strategy, which is supporting the nuclear fuel supply chain to develop new …

Korean, Polish construction firms team up for nuclear projects

The signing of the MoU between Daewoo E&C and ERBUD (Image: ERBUD) Among the agreements signed during a Polish-Korean business forum on 14 July was a memorandum of understanding between Poland’s KGHM Polska Miedź SA and South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation on the implementation of low and zero-emission technologies, including small modular reactors (SMRs). Daewoo …

France, India expand cooperation to include SMRs

France and India are to launch a cooperation programme on small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors. The announcement came after a meeting in Paris between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of France Emmanuel Macron, during which they noted progress made on the six-EPR power plant project in Jaitapur, India. At the invitation …

Slovakia’s JAVYS signs AP1000 and AP300 MoUs

From left: Petr Brzezina, President, Westinghouse Czech Republic and Slovakia; Elias Gedeon, SVP, Westinghouse; US Ambassador to Slovakia Gautam Rana; Pavol Štuller (Image: Westinghouse) Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Slovakia’s JAVYS on the potential deployment of its AP1000 reactors and AP300 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the country. Westinghouse said …

V.ISO Grants Options

IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company“) (TSXV: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF) announces that it has granted, subject to regulatory approval, 1,317,500 incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company (the “Options“). The Options were granted on July 17, 2023 (the “Grant Date”), have a term of five years, vest in three annual installments commencing on …

COP28 Presidency releases plan to enable energy transition

 Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and COP28 President-Designate, has called on governments, industry, and all stakeholders to “disrupt business as usual” and take decisive action to tackle the climate crisis. Speaking at the Ministerial on Climate Action in Brussels, convened by the environment ministers of the European Union, …

800-tonnne core catcher, a critical safety device, installed at reactor 5 of KKNPP

The core catcher is also known as nuclear reactor core melt localisation device; it is an essential part of the prevention system ensuring safety from beyond-design-basis accidents The under-construction reactor 5 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project crossed a major milestone on Thursday as core catcher of the reactor, the most critical safety equipment, was placed …

Core module of world’s first commercial small modular reactor passes final acceptance

The core module of the world’s first commercial small modular reactor (SMR) project passed final acceptance of construction on Thursday, marking a breakthrough in technological innovation of modular small reactor in China. The core module of the reactor is set to be delivered to the Changjiang nuclear power plant in South China’s Hainan Province from …

Polish government approves first nuclear power plant

Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has given a decision-in-principle for Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) to construct a nuclear power plant in Pomerania. It is a formal confirmation that the company’s investment project is in line with the public interest and the policies pursued by the state, including energy policy. PEJ – a special purpose …