President Donald Trump has found a trade fight he doesn’t like. After disrupting global markets by imposing tariffs on steel, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods and even washing machines and solar panels, Trump has decided against putting a cap on uranium imports, at least for now. His decision came in a …
Australia’s $411 million uranium export industry to the US has dodged a bullet with Donald Trump set to reject calls from local mining companies and some Republicans for a 25 per cent “buy America” domestic quota. In a big win for lobbying efforts supported by Australia, it is understood Mr Trump will announce shortly that …
A petition to limit imports of uranium in the US as a matter of national security has left the industry divided. While it may benefit local miners, nuclear companies have warned it will drive up prices and cause more problems for an energy source already under threat from renewable competition. So is the proposal viable? …
Speaking to Mehr correspondent on Saturday, Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said “we have done nothing in violation of the JCPOA. It was the US which caused the increase in our enriched uranium stockpile by banning its exports.” “The US has also banned the export of Iran’s heavy …
At a time when energy transition and climate issues are clearly emerging as major political and social concerns in the public debate in France, Orano wanted to question the French on how much they know about and how they perceive this energy and its industry. The results of this survey, carried out in partnership with …
Given that three countries that have largely decarbonized all relied on nuclear power, one might think it would be central to any discussion of how to fight climate change. But one would be very wrong One in three Canadians thinks nuclear power emits as much carbon dioxide as burning oil. Almost three in 10 think …
The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington, Ont., shown on a tour in 2016. Advocates for a low-carbon energy grid are increasingly touting the benefits of nuclear power, despite its significant risks. FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL To stop the global climate crisis, we need emissions-free energy more than ever – and for all its …
WITH China dominating the Namibian uranium export market, the United States of America’s possible hike in uranium tariffs will be something that Namibian mines could shake off. This is according to mining analyst Kees Dekker, who was responding to questions sent by The Namibian on the section 232 application in the USA initiated by US uranium companies …
Shares of Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) and Ur-Energy (TSX: URE) moved higher on a report from Bloomberg that the U.S. Department of Commerce is recommending that Washington take measures to protect domestic uranium production. The June 20 article, quoting three anonymous sources briefed on the matter, said the commerce department believes that the U.S. reliance …
As many as 30 nuclear reactors could be built by China over the next decade as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior industry official told a meeting of the country’s top political advisory body this week. Wang Shoujun, a standing committee member of the China People’s Political Consultative Conference, told delegates on …
