V.PTU Initiates ZTEM Survey at Hook Lake Joint Venture

Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU) (OTCQB:PTUUF) (“Purepoint” or the “Company”) today announced the commencement of a deep sensing Z-Axis Tipper Electromagnetic (ZTEM) airborne survey over the northern portion of the Carter Corridor at the Hook Lake Joint Venture; a joint venture between Cameco Corporation (39.5%), Orano Canada Inc. (39.5%), and Purepoint (21%).  The Hook Lake Project lies …

T.DML Receives Approval to Construct and Operate Phoenix Feasibility Field Test Facility from Saskatchewan Minister of Environment

Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN) is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to prepare, construct, and operate the facilities required to carry out the In-Situ Recovery (“ISR”) Feasibility Field Test (“FFT”) planned for the Phoenix deposit at the Company’s 95% owned Wheeler River project. View PDF version The approval was granted by …

Hinkley Point C gears up for summer of heavy lifting

Hinkley Point C is getting ready for another spectacular engineering feat with the precision placement of 5,000 tonne cooling-water intakes on the seabed. Four times longer and twice as high as a double-decker bus, each intake head will be connected to five miles of tunnels used to circulate cooling-water for the new power station. The …

OPG and X-energy pursuing clean energy opportunities

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and X-energy have signed a framework agreement to pursue opportunities to deploy Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs) for industrial applications in Canada. Under the agreement, OPG and X-energy will pursue opportunities to deploy Xe-100 advanced reactors in Ontario at industrial sites and identify further potential end users and sites throughout Canada. …

A needed nuclear option for climate change

The cooling towers of a nuclear power plant in 2021, near Grohnde, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Germany’s decision to restart old coal plants rather than extend the life of its nuclear power facilities reflects a failure of environmental priorities. Peel away the politics and the passion, the doomsaying and the denialism, and climate change largely boils …

TVA Issues One of the Nation’s Largest Requests for Carbon-Free Energy

TVA is a clean-energy leader and is committed to partnering with others to go further and faster to achieve its carbon-reduction initiatives. TVA is pursuing a clean energy future that stimulates economic growth and positions the region as a national leader in decarbonization technologies – battery storage, electric vehicles and new nuclear. TVA is creating …

CNNC small modular reactor Linglong One installs heaviest component

The upper containment cylinder of the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, was successfully installed on July 6 at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China’s Hainan province. The upper cylinder is an important component in ensuring the safety of the reactor building, and its installation lays a solid foundation for advancing …

T.UEX Files Updated Christie Lake Technical Report

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 8, 2022 – UEX Corporation (TSX:UEX) (“UEX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that is has filed an updated technical report for the Company’s 65.5492% directly-owned Christie Lake Project that includes an updated mineral resource estimate for the property. The remaining 34.4508% interest in the Christie Project is owned by JCU (Canada) …

T.CCO Releases 2021 ESG Report

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) released its 2021 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Report today. The report illustrates Cameco’s integration of ESG principles and practices in its overall strategy and day-to-day operations, including 2021 performance metrics and feature stories highlighting the company’s ESG commitments and targets. In this report, Cameco has incorporated the relevant ESG performance indicators issued by …

Taxonomy: MEPs do not object to inclusion of gas and nuclear activities

Absolute majority of MEPs needed to reject the Commission’s proposal was not reached If Council does not object either, the Taxonomy Delegated Act enters into force on 1 January 2023 Parliament has rejected a motion to oppose the inclusion of nuclear and gas as environmentally sustainable economic activities. The European Parliament did not object to …