The company that operates Belgium’s nuclear power plants Engie Electrabel will not be using any uranium from Russia to keep the Doel 4 reactor in East Flanders and the Tihange 3 reactor in Liège Province running until 2035. Instead Engie Electrabel has signed contracts with western supplies for the uranium that will be needed to …
GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV: GXU) (OTCQX: GVXXF) (“GoviEx” or “Company“) is pleased to report that it has received its radiological certificate for the Madaouela uranium project (the “Madaouela Project” or “Project”) from the Nigerien Government. The radiological certificate is a regulatory requirement prior to starting mining operations and confirms the completion of radiological baseline studies. The Madaouela Project is …
Uranium purchases and prices Owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors (civilian owner/operators, or COOs) purchased a total of 51.6 million pounds U3O8e (equivalent1) of deliveries from U.S. suppliers and foreign suppliers during 2023, at a weighted-average price of $43.80 per pound U3O8e. The 2023 total of 51.6 million pounds U3O8e was 27% …
The launch of the first block of a small nuclear power plant (SNPP) in Uzbekistan is planned for the end of 2029, according to the press service of Rosatom. Representatives of Rosatom noted that the introduction of SNPP blocks will occur gradually and modularly. According to information from the Russian company, the completion of all …
Memorandums of understanding (MoUs) covering education and training, infrastructure development and public opinion have been signed in the next stage of Burkina Faso and Russia’s cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The MoUs were signed by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Burkina Faso’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yacouba Zabre Guba, on …
Steady Energy said it is set to start construction of its first LDR-50 district heating reactor pilot plant in Finland next year, with potential sites including the Finnish capital Helsinki and two other cities. The pilot plant will serve as a full-scale, operational model of the Finnish-designed small modular reactor (SMR). Unlike the actual power …
The United States could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, or add reactors to existing sites, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in an interview. The administration of President Joe Biden believes nuclear power is critical to meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals and decarbonizing the …
In a major turnaround and significant boost for the opposition Liberal party, a new survey has found that six in ten Australians now support using nuclear power to generate electricity. The latest Lowy Institute poll has recorded a major shift in Australian attitudes towards energy sources, with 60% of those polled backing nuclear power as …
FISSION URANIUM CORP. (” Fission ” or ” the Company “) is pleased to announce results from the first six drill holes on the R1515W zone at its’ PLS property, in Canada’s Athabasca Basin region. All six holes intercepted wide intervals of mineralization, with five holes additionally hitting high-grade sections. Of particular note, PLS24-659 (line 1545W) intersected 3.75m of total composite >10,000 cps in 66.0M of total composite …
India’s biggest power producer, NTPC Ltd, is aiming to increase its nuclear power capacity by setting up 10GW worth of plants over the next decade. This would more than double India’s current nuclear power capacity. NTPC’s chairman and managing director, Gurdeep Singh, revealed that the company is in discussions with various states and has requested …
