Japan nuclear reactor operations: Kyushu Electric restarts Sendai No. 1 reactor

TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power (9507.T) has restarted the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan after scheduled maintenance and refuelling, a spokesperson said on Monday. The utility restarted the 890-megawatt (MW) reactor on Saturday, the spokesperson said. The reactor had been shut since Oct. 17 when the …

World’s first HTR-PM nuclear power plant connected to grid

China announced on December 20 that at the Shidaowan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Shandong province of east China, the world’s first High Temperature gas cooled Reactor of Pebble bed Module (HTR-PM) is now connected to the grid. It is also the first fourth generation (GEN IV) NPP of High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor (HTGR) connected to the grid, along with its unique inherent …

EU plans to finish green investment rules for gas and nuclear next year

EU Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius gives a news conference on sustainable blue economy in Brussels, Belgium May 17, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo  The European Commission plans to finish next year its long-awaited rules on whether to label gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments under EU green finance rules, its …

NuScale Power to Partner with U.S. Trade and Development Agency to Conduct SMR Licensing Gap Analysis in Ukraine

Today, NuScale Power announced the company will provide technical assistance for a Ukraine small modular reactor (SMR) licensing gaps analysis as part of a grant awarded to the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). The USTDA grant will be instrumental in supporting the licensing and deployment …

Nuclear Energy for Climate Change Mitigation to Benefit Several Countries, New Studies Show

Countries from Armenia and Ghana to Poland and Turkey show significant potential for using nuclear energy to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and meet climate change goals including those agreed at the COP26 climate summit, according to national research conducted in a three-year project coordinated by the IAEA. The findings of the Coordinated Research Project (CRP) …

UEX Closes $2.5 Million Private Placement of Flow-Through Common Shares

UEX Corporation (TSX:UEX) (“UEX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it closed its previously announced $2.5 million non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”). The Company issued 6,414,103 common shares of the Company (“Flow‑Through Common Shares”) that qualify as “flow-through shares” for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)(the “Tax Act”) at a price of $0.39 …

Ontario’s Nuclear Supply Chain Secures Agreement for a Major Investment

Provincial leadership on nuclear energy creating jobs and helping reduce global emissions The Ontario government is building Ontario by attracting jobs and investment, including in our world-class nuclear supply chain. Today, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) and Synthos Green Energy (SGE) announced their intention for BWXT Canada to build key components, here …

V.PTU Closes First Tranche of Private Placement

Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU/OTCQB: PTUUF) (“Purepoint” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 9,393,943 flow-through units (the “Flow-Through Units”) at a price of $0.14 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,315,012.02. Each Flow-Through Unit consists of one common share …

T.EFR Announces Strategic Venture with Nanoscale Powders to Develop Innovative Rare Earth Metal-Making Technology

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) (“Energy Fuels” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Nanoscale Powders LLC (“NSP”) for the development of a novel technology (the “Technology“) for the production of rare earth element (“REE”) metals (the “Project“). We believe this Technology, which …