Green finance row splits Berlin

The EU is in the final stages of honing its green finance rules and a leaked draft proposing that nuclear and gas should receive the label for the transition has prompted complaints from Berlin. But positions differ even inside the new German coalition government The EU sustainable finance taxonomy is a long, detailed list of …

T.GLO Turkish Operations Unaffected by Government’s Recent Economic Announcement

TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2022 /CNW/ – Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”) (TSX: GLO) (OTCQX: GLATF) (FRANKFURT: G12) reports that it is business as usual at its Turkish joint venture operation, Befesa Silvermet Turkey (‘BST”), following recent announcements by the Turkish government regarding the conversion of a portion of revenues into Turkish lira.   As a matter of …

Experts weigh in on planned nuclear facility

The Wyoming Energy Authority and the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources presented a recent webinar titled “Advanced Nuclear 101” to provide expert information and to answer questions involving the proposed Natrium nuclear plant to be built near Kemmerer.  Expert testimony was provided by Dr. Steve Aumeier, senior advisor at the Idaho National Laboratory; …

V.SYH Appoints Dr. Andrew J. Ramcharan as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQB: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the “Company” or “Skyharbour”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew J. Ramcharan (Ph.d., P.Eng, FAusIMM), a well known and respected global Mining Executive, as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Jordan Trimble, President and CEO of Skyharbour stated: “We are excited to have Dr. Ramcharan join us at Skyharbour …

World’s 3rd Hualong One reactor connects to grid

On January 1, 2022, the Chinese independently developed nuclear reactor, HPR1000, brought a good start: Unit 6 of Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant(FQNP) of China National Nuclear Corporation(CNNC) successfully achieved the grid connection, marking the beginning of power generation. This is the 3rd HPR1000 unit in the global, meanwhile the 2nd HPR1000 unit in China that …

EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green

The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as “green” investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly climate-friendly. The European Commission is expected to propose rules in January deciding whether gas and nuclear projects will be included in the EU “sustainable finance …

HPR1000 Karachi unit 3 finished fuel loading

The K-3 Unit of Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan, the second overseas nuclear power unit adopting HPR1000 technology, finished first fuel loading recently, marking the unit’s entry into the nuclear commissioning stage. This has laid a sound foundation for subsequent criticality and grid-connection of K-3 Unit. HPR1000 is one of the most widely accepted …

V.PTU Group Inc. closes final tranche of private placement

Toronto, Ontario, December 31, 2021 – Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU; OTCQB: PTUUF) (“Purepoint” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of the final tranche of the previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”). Together with the first tranche of the Private Placement, the Company issued a total of 10,107,643 flow-through units …

T.GLO Publishes Phase I Dasa Project Feasibility Study

Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”)(TSX: GLO, OTCQX: GLATF, FRANKFURT: G12) reports that it has published and filed the recently announced NI 43-101 compliant, Phase 1 Dasa Project Feasibility Study (the “Study”). The Study confirms that the Project is economically compelling, even at a price of US$35/lb U3O8.  Based on the Study, the strong uranium …