Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”) (TSX: GLO, FRANKFURT: G12, OTCQX: GLATF) announced today that its development of the Dasa Project continues to advance. Following the recent resignation of the President in Niger, the Company’s Dasa Project remains unaffected other than the borders and airport have been temporarily closed which will interrupt our …
In light of the recent coup d’état in Niger, GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV: GXU) (OTCQB: GVXXF) wishes to assure its stakeholders, partners, and the people of Niger of the following: GoviEx’s operations in Niger remain unaffected by the current situation. We are committed to ensuring that our activities continue as normal, both at our Project site …
Today, the U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to agree to Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, S.Amdt.999, a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that directs the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a nuclear fuel program with the purpose of onshoring …
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has completed a major 10-year project to install three new emergency power generators (EPGs) at its Darlington nuclear power plant to support the continued operation of the plant for decades to come. EPGs provide reliable backup power in case of an emergency. Each turbine/generator set and its auxiliary systems provides a …
The dome has been hoisted into place on the reactor building of Xudapu unit 3 in a single stage process, six months ahead of schedule, with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) describing the project as “a model of global energy cooperation”. The Xudapu unit, in Liaoning province, is one of four VVER-1200 reactors being supplied by …
Amadou Abdramane, center, during a televised statement, on July 26.Source: Télé Sahel/AFP/Getty Images Niger’s army chief has backed a coup in the West African country, a day after President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by soldiers. The army announced its support for the coup plotters in order to “avoid bloodshed,” it said in a letter released on social …
Canada’s plans to make nuclear power a central part of its decarbonization strategy are taking shape with major announcements around large nuclear builds, small modular reactors and medical isotopes. Nuclear power accounts for around 15% of Canada’s electricity generation with most capacity in Ontario where some 40% of the population resides. A total of 19 …
The French government, which last year announced its intention of adding eight EPR reactors to the national fleet before 2027, has chosen Bugey nuclear power station as the site of two of them. The choice was between Bugey, which is sited near Lyon on the River Rhône, and Tricastin in the Drôme region, about 50km north of …
Kairos Power has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for permission to build the Hermes 2 plant next to the Hermes molten salt test reactor it plans to build at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The two-unit demonstration plant would produce and sell electricity. The NRC is now assessing the application, which was …
A study commissioned by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has explored the potential of advanced nuclear reactor technology for commercial marine propulsion, whilst a study led by UK-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo will consider the feasibility of nuclear applications to the shipping industry, including the firm’s small modular lead-cooled fast reactor technology. ABS commissioned …