The U.N. nuclear watchdog told Iran on Monday there is no time to waste in answering its questions, which diplomats say include how traces of uranium were found at a site that was not declared to the agency. It also said Iran was starting to follow through on its pledge last week to further breach …
A conference this month in the U.S. furthered vital plans for America to help Ukraine prepare the next generation of nuclear scientists ready to operate the country’s aging nuclear reactors and replace them with new ones. George Washington University and Virginia Tech hosted a two-day workshop that brought together top academics and researchers in the …
Tribeca Global Natural Resources Ltd. says President Donald Trump’s refusal to impose U.S. uranium production quotas has awoken institutional investors to uranium, thus removing the “handbrake” holding back investment in the sector for the past year. Defying a U.S. Commerce Department Section 232 investigation finding that uranium imports threaten national security, Trump refused the recommendation …
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a reduction in the frequency and scope of inspections at the country’s more than 90 nuclear power units to help reduce costs and improve efficiency. In response, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said “smarter regulations” can help nuclear plant owners and operators allocate time and resources to …
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY …
It has not been an easy few years for Saskatchewan’s multi-billion dollar mining sector. Persistently weak commodity prices have forced the province’s largest mining companies to cut costs and scale back production. The uranium sector has been especially hard-hit, leading to the shuttering of two mines and a mill in northern Saskatchewan. Investment in exploration …
Donald Trump could decide to impose tariffs after probe into the nuclear fuel The uranium market is on tenterhooks as US president Donald Trump decides whether to impose tariffs or import quotas on the nuclear fuel. After a petition by two domestic miners, Washington’s Department of Commerce launched an investigation last year into the national security …
The U.S. Commerce Department has submitted to the White House the results of a national security investigation into uranium imports, a spokesman for the department said on Monday. The “Section 232” probe was prompted by a petition filed by two U.S. uranium mining companies, Ur-Energy Inc and Energy Fuels Inc, complaining that subsidized foreign competitors …
Nguyễn Tuấn Khải, director general of the Việt Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, talks to Lao động cuối tuần (Weekend Labour) newspaper about his agency’s capacity to operate a nuclear power plant. What are the advantages and disadvantages of project VN3.01/13 on strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of the Việt Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety? …
There is once again talk in Kazakhstan of constructing a nuclear power plant (NPP) — a proposal that’s been debated on and off since the late 1990s. This time, the idea seems to have quickly picked up momentum. President Vladimir Putin proposed Russian help to build such a plant when he met with Kazakhstan’s new …