Cheap low-carbon energy? What’s not to love… The land surrounding a nuclear power plant might not sound like prime real estate, but as more bit barns seek to trim costs, it’s poised to become a rather hot commodity. All datacenters are energy-hungry but with more watt-greedy AI workloads on the horizon, nuclear power has fresh …
The 1400 MWe pressurised water reactor has begun delivering electricity to the United Arab Emirates’ grid, weeks after achieving first criticality and bringing the four-unit plant closer to its goal of providing 25% of the country’s electricity needs. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced on 23 March that its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah …
Uranium market has likely set a new floor thanks to a strong demand outlook Uranium may have lost some sizzle after an electrifying 10-month rally, but analysts and investors aren’t losing faith in the long-term prospects of the nuclear fuel. After a 22 per cent decline over six weeks, industry experts and analysts say the uranium …
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Wednesday she encourages the U.S. Congress to ban uranium supplies from Russia, as doing so would free up funds to support domestic development of fuel for next generation nuclear reactors. The U.S. House passed legislation last December to ban imports of the fuel for nuclear power plants as part of …
The walls of the containment building of unit 3 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China’s Shandong province are now in place following the installation of the third cylinder ring, the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI) announced. The steel containment shell is an important part of the nuclear island reactor building …
Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer of uranium, said Friday there will be modest production growth this year as it reported swelling profits. Kazatomprom KZAP, -1.42% NATKY, -0.53% said its annual profit rose 23% to 570 billion Kazakhstani tenge ($1.27 billion), on a 43% jump in revenue to 1.44 trillion tenge. The company said its sales growth was faster than the …
Minister will ask Niigata’s governor for approval: report Tepco’s stock surged as potential restart would help cut costs Japan’s government is ramping up an effort to secure local approval to resume operations at the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, according to a report, amid a wider push by the nation to restart its idled fleet …
The island’s resistance to a dependable—and desperately needed—source of energy has been shaped by a covert history. After a contested race, the people of Taiwan have elected current Vice President Lai Ching-te to be their next president. The result keeps the Democratic Progressive Party, which broadly favors Taiwanese sovereignty and closer ties with the United …
Representatives of the China Nuclear Uranium Corporation (CNUC) met with the general director of state company Navoiuran, Jamal Faizullaev, to discuss the possibility of mining black shale uranium at the Jantuar and Ma’danli deposits in the Navoi region of Uzbekistan. Samples have already been taken from the deposits to complete geological studies. According to the …
Darlington Nuclear is making a habit of getting work done as promised after announcing this week that early work on the small modular reactor megaproject at the Clarington nuclear plant is on time and on budget. Darlington is also undergoing a complete refurbishment of its four reactors, with Unit 3 returning to service last August …
