NRG exits nuclear with sale of South Texas Project stake

Constellation Energy has agreed to purchase NRG Energy’s 44% stake in the South Texas Project (STP) for USD1.75 billion. The plant – located about 90 miles southwest of Houston – comprises two 1280 MWe pressurised water reactors which began providing electricity in 1988 and 1989, respectively. NRG announced it has entered into a definitive agreement …

The Saudis want the US to help build a ‘nuclear Aramco’

Riyadh has proposed to visiting American leaders developing a joint U.S.-Saudi project to build the country’s civilian nuclear energy program, four people briefed on the plans told Semafor. The project — referred to as “nuclear Aramco” — is designed to bolster Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to produce, and potentially export, atomic energy, while also addressing U.S. …

Karachi 3 receives operating licence

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has granted an operating licence for unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant, the second of two Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactors at the site. Units 2 and 3 of the Karachi site – near Paradise Point in the province of Sindh – are the first exports of China …

Japan Moving Forward on Nuclear Accident Tolerant Fuels

Developed under a federal program to increase the accident tolerance of conventional uranium dioxide fuel pellets, advanced doped pellet technology (ADOPT) fuel pellets feature an increased uranium density that “significantly enhances the safety and reliability of pressurized water reactors as well as enables customers to improve fuel cycle economics and extend their operating cycles,” Westinghouse …

T.FCU Commences Summer Drilling; Advances Front End Engineering Design at PLS

FISSION URANIUM CORP. (“Fission” or “the company”) is pleased to announce it has commenced a two-stage drill program as part of the Front End Engineering Design (“FEED”) at its PLS high-grade uranium project in Saskatchewan, Canada. A total of twelve holes will be drilled. Two holes will gather geotechnical data for underground mine infrastructure, and ten …

V.SYH Announces the Closing of its Acquisition of 100% of the South Dufferin Uranium Project from Denison Mines in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH)  (OTCQX: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated April 27th, 2023, the Company has completed its acquisition of 100% of the South Dufferin Uranium Project (“South Dufferin” or the “Project”) from Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison”) through share and cash payments. The South Dufferin Project comprises 12,282 …

Michigan lawmakers pledge ‘full support’ for reopening Palisades nuclear plant

The Palisades nuclear plant closed in May 2022 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pushed since then to reopen it A new caucus of lawmakers backs the effort, which could cost taxpayers $300 million or more The push to repower the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant has momentum in Lansing, with a bipartisan caucus pledging support for …

Nuclear an option to meet energy needs: KMT presidential candidate

Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) on Tuesday said he will unveil his energy policy platform, which could include nuclear power, in July, arguing that the goal of making Taiwan a nuclear-free country by 2025 was unattainable. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has insisted on making Taiwan a …