Author: John Dyer

U.UEC Intersects 6.28% eU3O8 Over 2.9 metres in a 25 metre Step Out from the Roughrider East Zone Deposit

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Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC, the “Company” or “UEC”) is pleased to report drill results from its Roughrider Project located in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Both exploration and metallurgical sample drilling have been successful at intersecting uranium mineralization. Exploration drilling extends potential of East Zone deposit: UEC commenced a drill program at Roughrider in November 2023 with …

Development of the fourth 1,000 MW nuclear power plant in Kudankulam

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The installation of the reactor vessel marked a significant achievement for the fourth 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. The reactor vessel for the fourth 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam was installed in the design position a couple of days back, said Russia’s integrated nuclear power player Rosatom State Corporation. …

V.SYH Commences Diamond Drilling Campaign at its Russell Lake and Moore Uranium Projects, Saskatchewan

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Skyharbour Resources Ltd.(TSX-V: SYH)  (OTCQX: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has commenced its 8,000 metre winter drill campaign at its recently optioned 73,294 hectare Russell Lake Uranium Project strategically located in the central core of the Eastern Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan. Skyharbour is planning 5,000 metres of diamond drilling in ten to …

Major module installed at Xudabao 1

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The largest and heaviest module – the CA20 – has been installed at unit 1 of the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) subsidiary China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Company Limited (CNI23) has announced. The CA20 module – 20.6 metres long, 14.2 metres wide and 21 metres high …

Doug Ford government to refurbish Pickering nuclear plant as demand for electricity grows

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Canada’s oldest nuclear power station expected to operate for 30-plus years, create about 11,000 jobs a year The Ontario government announced Tuesday that it plans to refurbish the half-century old Pickering nuclear generating station, keeping the plant operating for at least another 30 years. The announcement comes as demand for electricity in Ontario is forecast …

V.GXU Addresses Recent Press Regarding Niger’s Mining Sector Audit

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GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV: GXU) (OTCQX: GVXXF) (“GoviEx” or “Company“) wishes to address recent articles published in the wider press concerning an alleged audit of the mining sector in the Republic of Niger. This communication aims to clarify misconceptions and reassure our stakeholders and the public. Recent press reports have inaccurately suggested that the entirety …

Advanced nuclear fuel arrives at INL for testing

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Westinghouse Electric Company has shipped 25 irradiated experimental nuclear fuel rods, including accident-tolerant fuel, to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for testing and examination. The tests are part of the process to qualify the fuel for use in commercial reactors. The shipment contains both accident tolerant fuel – also known as ATF – and high burnup …

25 SMR license applications expected by 2029, plus six other takeaways from FERC, NRC joint meeting

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“Even though a lot of politicians in California wanted to close [Diablo Canyon], they faced the reality that they could not close it and keep their lights on,” FERC’s Christie said. Grid reliability and small modular reactors were key topics at a biennial meeting between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission …