Russia Uranium Supplier Warns US Clients to Brace for Ban

Tenex, a Russian state-owned uranium company, is warning American customers that the Kremlin may preemptively bar exports of its nuclear fuel to the US if lawmakers in Washington pass legislation prohibiting imports starting in 2028, according to people familiar with the matter. Tenex’s US subsidiary has told electric companies including Constellation Energy Corp., Duke Energy …

Parliament backs EU push for small nuclear reactors

The European Parliament backed the development of small nuclear reactors (SMRs) this week, a move welcomed by EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, who has already called for a rapid turnaround of EU initiatives. Tabled by Slovenian EPP MEP Franc Bogovič, the  European Parliament’s initiative report on “small modular reactors” was adopted with 409 votes in favour, 173 …

ENGIE signs a final agreement with the Belgian government on the extension of Tihange 3 and Doel 4 nuclear reactors

This document confirms and endorses the key principles of the framework agreement signed on 21 July 2023, namely: the commitment by both parties to implement Flexible Long-Term Operation (Flex LTO), with an estimated investment of between €1.6bn and €2bn, and to use their best efforts to restart the nuclear units at Doel 4 and Tihange …

Korean team to push their SMR design with eyes on Canada

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Kaeri) and Hyundai Engineering have signed a memorandum of agreement aimed at winning export markets for its small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The agreement was formalised on Monday by Hong Hyun-seong, the chief executive of Hyundai, and Joo Han-gyu, the president of Kaeri. “Together with Hyundai Engineering, we anticipate …

T.FCU Announces 2024 Project Development Program at PLS

FISSION URANIUM CORP. (” Fission ” or the ” Company “) is pleased to announce the 2024 project development program, advancing towards construction and operation of a mine and mill for its PLS high-grade uranium project in Saskatchewan, Canada . The 2024 program will include submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIS”), resource expansion, ongoing community engagement, completion of the Front End Engineering …

V.PTU Uranium Closes $4,000,000 Private Placement

Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU) (OTCQB: PTUUF) (“Purepoint” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”). In connection with the closing, the Company issued 76,190,477 flow-through units (“Flow-Through Units”) at a price of $0.0525 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,000,000.  Each Flow-Through Unit consists …

Clean energy transition will be difficult, says Higgs, as he unveils 12-year strategy

Plan involves doubling nuclear energy generation capacity by developing small modular reactors The New Brunswick government has laid out a strategy for how it broadly plans to ramp up capacity for renewable and nuclear energy generation, while reducing the province’s reliance on diesel and oil. But the 12-year plan unveiled Wednesday falls short of putting a …