Virginia’s not the only place exploring small modular nuclear reactors

So are Purdue University, a North Carolina steel company, a Texas chemical plant, an Indonesian ammonia factory and lots of others. Here’s an overview of the growing interest in this technology. This September, Purdue visits Virginia Tech for the Big Ten football squad’s first trip ever to Blacksburg, which gives us occasion to remark upon …

BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki, PAA) said in a general opinion. Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) – a joint venture between chemical producers Synthos Green Energy (SGE) and PKN …

V.PTU Releases Airborne Gravity Survey Results for Denare West Project, Hanson Lake Area, Eastern Saskatchewan

Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU) (OTCQB: PTUUF) (“Purepoint” or the “Company”) today provided results from an airborne gravity survey across its 100% owned Denare West Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) project located approximately 9 kilometres southeast of Foran Mining Corp’s McIlvenna Bay Cu-Zn-Au deposit in the Hanson Lake area of eastern Saskatchewan, the largest undeveloped …

U.UEC Commences S-K 1300 Initial Assessment Economic Study and Environmental Baseline Program for its Roughrider Project in Saskatchewan, Canada

 Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC, the “Company” or “UEC”) is pleased to announce that it has selected SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. (“SLR”) and Wood (Canada) Ltd. (“Wood”) to conduct an S-K 1300 Initial Assessment Economic Study (“S-K 1300 IAES”) for the Company’s 100% owned Roughrider Project (the “Project or “Roughrider”). Additionally, the Company has selected …

Nebraska lawmakers pass bill that includes clean hydrogen hub support

LB 565 gains final approval Nebraska legislators were on final reading of several bills Tuesday, including a measure that adopts the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act. Senator Bruce Bostelman says the bill allocates $500,000 over the next two-year budget to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, to provide grants through public power districts and the …

Global Atomic Updates Dasa’s Mineral Resource Estimate

Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”), (TSX: GLO) (OTCQX: GLATF) (FRANKFURT: G12) announced today that the Company has updated its Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for its Dasa Project in the Republic of Niger. The new MRE was calculated by AMC Consultants, (“AMC”), of Perth, Western Australia, incorporating drill, probe and chemical assay data compiled from an …

Quiet quarter for US uranium production as momentum builds

All the uranium produced in the USA during the first quarter of this year was from in-situ leach (ISL) operations, according to the latest US government update. But production from conventional mills as well as ISL looks set to ramp up over the coming months. Total US production of uranium concentrates, at 2511 pounds U3O8 …

Far Southwest Virginia is a ‘competitive hosting ground’ for small modular nuclear reactors, study finds

Sample designs are shown in these renderings. Courtesy of LENOWISCO Planning District Commission. The study identified seven potential sites for SMRs in the area of Lee, Wise, Scott and Dickenson counties and the city of Norton. A feasibility study that identifies seven potential sites has determined that far Southwest Virginia has the capabilities to be …

Oklo announces plans for 2 nuclear plants in Ohio area touted as prime real estate for advanced reactors

Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative, or SODI, a redevelopment agency, have signed an agreement to develop two nuclear plants on a re-industrialized site once used for the production of enriched uranium for the U.S. nuclear defense system and commercial nuclear power, the company announced Thursday. The plants will provide up to 30 MW of clean electric power and …