After touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, had a message — the United States needs more Vogtles. “I’ll go back to Washington with Rick and we’ll share with our colleagues on Energy …
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. PHOTO BY VERONICA HENRI /Postmedia file Trudeau says country is prioritizing reducing dependency on oil and gas in the coming decades Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is “very serious” about reviving nuclear energy production to lower the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. The prime minister made the comments in response to …
Performance as of March 31, 2023 Asset 1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR U3O8 Uranium Spot Price 1 -0.30% 4.93% 4.93% -12.42% 22.84% 19.23% Uranium Mining Equities (Northshore Global Uranium Mining Index) 2 -6.74% -1.48% -1.48% -24.68% 52.15% 18.92% Uranium Junior Mining Equities (Nasdaq Sprott Junior Uranium Miners Index TR) 3 -11.02% -10.02% -10.02% -36.57% 60.99% …
GoviEx Uranium Inc. (“GoviEx” or the “Company“) (TSXV: GXU; OTCQB: GVXXF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amended agreement with Eight Capital and Sprott Capital Partners, as lead underwriters and joint bookrunners (collectively, the “Underwriters“), in connection with an upsized “bought deal” private placement financing of 85,714,200 units of the Company …
With the European Commission having started work on the 11th Russia sanctions package since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia hardliners are reviving pressure to target the country’s nuclear industry. As the EU this week started preparing the next sanction package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s ambassadors are set to meet with European Commission officials …
IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ISO; OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to provide an update on winter 2023 exploration activities on its 100% owned Larocque East, Hawk and Geiger projects, all located in the northeastern region of the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan (Figure 1). Larocque East hosts the Company’s high-grade Hurricane Deposit. Highlights: Five …
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has signed a 10-year supply contract to provide sufficient volumes of natural uranium hexafluoride, or UF6 (consisting of uranium and conversion services), to meet the full requirements of the Kozloduy 5 Reactor at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear generating station in the Republic of Bulgaria. “This is Cameco’s first …
The nuclear market will be able to respond as it transitions away from the oversupply of recent years – but decisions to increase capacity in the front-end of the fuel cycle will need to be taken soon, according to speakers at World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2023 (WNFC 2023). Mandeep Ludu, head of WMC Energy’s Nuclear Fuel Group, …
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Alberta to collaborate on the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology – including the Korean-designed SMART reactor – in the Canadian province. The MoU was signed on 19 April by KAERI President Joo Han-Gyu, Alberta Minister of …
Funding offers of $93m have been received to support extended operation of unit 1 of Argentina’s Atucha NPP by 20-25 years. The funds will also help to finance construction of a second dry storage facility for used fuel at plant site. Argentina’s nuclear utility Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) said the second tranche of the NASA …
