The large increase in proposed new nuclear energy projects has led the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) to establish a pre-licensing system based on the approach used by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The need for the new regulations, which were agreed at a meeting on Thursday, was the result of the large …
Canada’s NexGen Energy Ltd. is looking to Australia’s equity market as it sets up financing for its first-ever uranium mine back home, a project with a $1 billion price tag. That’s partly because its co-founder heralds from Down Under and the market has a depth of experience with mining stocks. But more important is Australia’s …
Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday his government will not rule out the use of nuclear power provided that the technology’s safety issues are resolved. “In the future, if new technology can resolve nuclear energy safety issues and the problem relating to nuclear waste, I believe [Taiwanese] society will accept …
IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ISO; OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced marketed private placement (the “Offering”) of subscription receipts of the Company (the “Subscription Receipts”). The Company issued 8,134,500 Subscription Receipts at a price of $4.50 per Subscription Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company …
Slovenia will push forward with plans to build its second nuclear power plant, its largest and most expensive infrastructure project to date, as it aims to phase out coal by 2033. “It won’t come cheap,” Dejan Paravan, Chief Executive Officer GEN energija doo., said in an interview. Initial estimates from 2006 put the project cost …
Bruce Power announced it is launching an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to “further understand nuclear technologies that could help meet growing demand for clean electricity and advance decarbonisation efforts in Ontario”. In July, the provincial government said it was starting pre-development work to build up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at Bruce …
It has been six months since the regular electricity production of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit started. Actually, it’s been a bit more than six months, as OL3 began regular electricity production on April 16. OL3 has been supplying electricity to the national grid for even longer. A significant date in history is …
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is mourning the accidental passing of its long-standing board member and board chair Ian Bruce on Sunday, October 15 at his cottage in Ontario. “We are heartbroken with this tragic loss of a dear friend and valued colleague. I have worked with Ian since he joined our board more than a …
European Union countries’ energy ministers struck a deal to reform power market subsidies, Spain’s energy minister said on Tuesday, defusing a stand-off between France and Germany over the future competitiveness of industrial sectors. The European Commission proposed changes to the EU’s electricity market in March after EU power prices soared to record levels last year …
EU energy ministers in Luxembourg aim for deal Tuesday Electricity industry urges deal to scale up renewable power Germany rejected the latest proposal to overhaul the European Union’s power market over fears that France could use it to unfairly benefit its nuclear industry and undercut prices across the bloc. Time is running out for the …
