Nuclear Power and Critical Materials: A Post-Election Outlook

December 6, 2024 | 14 mins 33 secs What’s the potential impact of the incoming Trump administration on nuclear power, clean energy and critical materials? Thalia Hayden of @etfguide talks with John Ciampaglia about what potential changes may be on the horizon for U.S. energy policies and some strategies for investment portfolios. For the latest standardized performance of …

Axpo will operate the Beznau nuclear power plant until 2033, investing a further CHF 350 million while doing so

 After a comprehensive review, Axpo decided on 4 December 2024 to secure the operation of the Beznau nuclear power plant until 2033 by investing CHF 350 million. This means that in 2033, Beznau will be able to look back on 64 years of reliable and low-carbon electricity production.  Axpo has made extensive clarifications and conducted …

U.UEC Files Quarterly Report For the First Quarter of Fiscal 2025

Selected Quarterly Highlights Successfully restarted operations and commenced ramp-up at the Christensen Ranch In-Situ Recovery Mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Transportation of uranium loaded resin has begun from the Christensen Ranch Satellite Plant to the fully operational Irigaray Central Processing Plant. Dried and drummed concentrate production is expected at the Irigaray Plant in early 2025. …

T.NXE Announces First Uranium Sales Contracts for 5 Million Pounds with Major US Utilities

 NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) (ASX: NXG) is pleased to announce it has been awarded the first uranium sales agreements with multiple leading US nuclear utility companies. These inaugural awards all incorporate market-related pricing mechanisms at the time of delivery. They reflect NexGen’s long stated focus of maximizing leverage to future uranium …

V.ISO Announces Voting Results from Special Meeting

IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy”) (TSX: ISO; OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce shareholders of the company (the “Shareholders”) have overwhelmingly approved two resolutions at the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held today. These include the ordinary resolution (the “Share Issuance Resolution”) to approve the share issuance in connection with the previously announced arrangement (the “Arrangement”) involving …

Meta seeks up to 4 GW of new nuclear power to help meet AI, sustainability objectives

The Facebook and Instagram parent aims to deploy new nuclear generation capacity to power its data centers beginning in the early 2030s, it said Tuesday. Meta wants nuclear energy developers to submit proposals for new generation capacity to help it “meet our AI innovation and sustainability objectives,” the company said Tuesday. Its request for proposals seeks 1 GW …

Poland explores possibility of third nuclear power plant

Poland is reportedly exploring the possibility of constructing a third nuclear power plant (NPP) on its territory, according to sources. The Polish Ministry of Industry is expected to present an updated nuclear energy development program before the end of the year, which will include an analysis of the potential for a third NPP, News.Az reports, citing a Polish …

South Africa ‘committed to new nuclear and PBMR’

The South African government remains committed to the use of nuclear energy and is planning to revive its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme and embark on new builds, the Deputy Director General of the Department for Mineral Resources and Energy has said. The 29 November event was themed Advancing Nuclear Technology’s Contribution for Just Energy Transition, Energy …