Tricastin 1 cleared for ten more years

Unit 1 of the Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France can operate for a further ten years, the country’s nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN), has decided. It becomes the first French power reactor licensed to operate beyond 40 years. In February 2021, ASN set the conditions for the continued operation …

Taiwan needs nuclear energy, Ko says

Taiwan should not phase out nuclear energy, which is essential to the nation’s bid to boosting the share of renewable energy in its energy mix and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday. The Democratic Progressive Party has turned a blind eye to the …

Hydro-Québec mulls Gentilly 2 recommissioning

Hydro-Québec has confirmed it is assessing the current state of the plant which closed in 2012, as it looks at options to increase its production of clean electricity. Gentilly 2, with an installed capacity of 675 MWe, was Québec’s only operating nuclear power plant when the provincial government announced in September 2012 that a planned …

Rooppur fuel passes inspection as onsite work progresses

The first fuel for Rooppur 1’s initial load has been formally accepted by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) after an inspection at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP) in Russia. Meanwhile, installation of the unit’s eight heat exchangers has been completed at the plant site in Bangladesh. NCCP is an enterprise of TVEL, the …

T.GLO Announces Q2 2023 Results and Provides Republic of Niger Update

Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”), (TSX: GLO, OTCQX: GLATF, FRANKFURT: G12) announced today its operating and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Global Atomic President and CEO, Stephen G. Roman commented “During Q2 2023, we took significant strides to advance the Dasa Project towards production.  The mining team …

T.DML Reports Financial and Operational Results for Q2 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2023 /CNW/ – Denison Mines Corp. (‘Denison’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) has filed its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion & Analysis (‘MD&A’) for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Both documents are or will be available on the Company’s website at www.denisonmines.com, SEDAR+ (at www.sedarplus.ca) and EDGAR (at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml). The highlights provided below are derived …

World’s first! The Heart of Linglong One is in place

On August 10th, the core module of the Linglong One reactor, a multi-purpose modular small reactor in Hainan, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was lifted and moved towards the nuclear island. Pressure vessel, evaporator and other key equipment were installed in one step, marking the peak phase of Linglong One’s installation. This is the …

T.DML Announces Filing of Technical Report for Wheeler River

Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) announces the filing of its technical report supporting the results of (i) the Feasibility Study (“Phoenix FS”) completed for In-Situ Recovery (“ISR”) mining of the high-grade Phoenix uranium deposit (“Phoenix”) and (ii) a cost update (“Gryphon Update”) to the 2018 Pre-Feasibility Study (“2018 PFS”) for …

T.U.UN Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

Sprott Inc. (NYSE/TSX: SII) (“Sprott” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Management commentary “Sprott’s Assets Under Management (“AUM”) declined slightly during the second quarter, as precious metal prices pulled back following strong performance in April,” said Whitney George, CEO of Sprott. “Despite the challenging …