The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 5 at the new Lufeng nuclear power plant, China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the first of two HPR1000 (Hualong One) pressurised water reactors planned at the site in China’s Guangdong province, where the …
Gov. Whitmer Announces Plan with Holtec to Reopen Palisades Plant, Protect 600 Jobs, Shore up Clean, Reliable Energy Production in Michigan Governor sends letter to Department of Energy voicing support for Holtec International’s application for federal funding to save plant in southwest Michigan LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department …
Key players from the front end of the fuel cycle came together at World Nuclear Symposium 2022 to discuss where they see the pinch points in meeting the needs of expanding nuclear generating capacity to meet decarbonisation goals, and the certainty they need to ensure future needs can be met. A bright outlook for nuclear will mean …
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.’s (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQB: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the “Company”) partner company Medaro Mining (“Medaro”) is pleased to announce that it has commenced an airborne geophysical survey at its Yurichson Uranium Property in Saskatchewan. Medaro has contracted Terraquest Ltd. of Markham, Ontario to complete a helicopter-borne aeromagnetic, horizontal gradiometric, radiometric, and VLF-EM surveys on the Property. A total of 7,117 line-kilometers …
Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) is pleased to report that assays recently received from exploration drilling completed at the Company’s 22.5% owned McClean Lake Joint Venture (“McClean Lake” or “MLJV”), during the winter of 2022, have resulted in a significant expansion of the “new” high-grade unconformity-hosted zone of uranium mineralization …
Liberal leader says nuclear is needed to support renewables and tells Minerals Council it will ‘add value’ to uranium resources Peter Dutton has doubled down on Liberal support for nuclear power, pre-empting a review of its energy policy by arguing nuclear will be needed to support renewables. Dutton told the Minerals Council on Wednesday that …
Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineers Logan Rapp (left) and Darryn Fleming pictured with the control system for the supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle test loop (Image: Bret Latter) Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratory have successfully tested a new power system based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle to deliver electricity to …
Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: “UEC” or the “Company”) applauds recent action by the White House aimed at reducing reliance on nuclear fuels from Russia. On Friday, September 2, a supplemental appropriations request was made from President Biden to Congress for the continuing resolution, including $1.5 billion for the Department of Energy to acquire LEU (“Low …
Target of six to eight reactors a year could be raised to 10 Association advocates bringing more nuclear power inland China has the capacity to build more nuclear reactors than planned through 2025, the nation’s top industry body said in its annual report. The national target is six to eight reactors a year, but that could …
Governments must invest and break down roadblocks to the deployment of emerging and existing technologies if the world is to move to net-zero by mid-century – including legislative change to allow countries that currently prohibit the use of nuclear energy to consider using it as part of their energy mix, according to a new report …