How a VOYGR-6 plant at Idaho National Laboratory might look (Image: UAMPS) The latest cost estimate for a project to build the first NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in the USA underscores the need for scalable advanced nuclear technology that can produce cleaner, safer and cost competitive energy, the CEO of NuScale Power …
IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF) (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of November 16, 2022, it has upsized the offering by agreeing to sell an additional 900,000 non-“flow-through” common shares of the Company at a price of C$3.33 per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of …
A general view shows the four cooling towers and the reactors of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Plunging nuclear power output has forced France to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by more than any other major buyer so far in 2022, amplifying …
Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC, the “Company” or “UEC”) is pleased to announce that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) has approved the Company’s submission for a renewed and expanded radioactive material license (“RML”) for its Hobson Central Processing Plant. UEC’s amended RML from the TCEQ increases the Hobson Processing Plant’s licensed production …
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) is a national Department of Energy (DOE) program led by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that allows collaborators to harness the world-class capabilities of the U.S. National Laboratory System. NRIC supports the construction and demonstration of advanced reactor systems through a suite of services and capabilities. “Our vision is …
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced on Thursday the government’s support for Sizewell C’s construction, subject to final agreement. In his Autumn Statement, he said the nuclear power station would create thousands of jobs and represented the biggest step in the UK’s journey to energy independence. He stressed the need for the UK to further increase domestic …
Rising steel prices, interest rates could push NuScale SMR cost to $100/MWh, threaten UAMPS project NuScale Power Higher steel prices and interest rates are driving up the projected cost of energy from Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems’ planned 462 MW small modular reactor project, multiple municipal utilities have reported. Previous cost estimates were for the project …
IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF) (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreements for a $15.3 million funding package, consisting of a $5 million non-brokered private placement of common shares, a concurrent private placement of $5.3 million in convertible debentures, and a $5 million “bought deal” private placement of …
The No. 2 reactor at Japan Atomic Power Co.’s Tsuruga power plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture is seen in May, 2021. The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved in principle a plan that would allow the economy ministry to extend the operational life of nuclear power plants at intervals of within 10 years, beginning 30 …
The long-term low-emission development strategy – or LT-LEDS – submitted by India to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) includes a three-fold increase in nuclear energy capacity by 2032 and will also explore the potential deployment of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). All parties to the Paris Agreement on climate change are …
