Nuclear energy in Japan may be making a significant comeback, it is just not going to be able to meet the government’s lofty production goals for 2030, according to a recent Reuters report. The Japanese government had set a target for nuclear to make up at least a 20 percent share of Japan’s total electricity …
China’s state-owned power plant operators are introducing safer, more efficient nuclear reactors as the government looks to raise its nuclear power capacity by 50% by 2020 to reduce its reliance on coal. So-called generation III plus reactors have safety features that automatically shut down the unit if the power is cut off. At least three advanced …
Brazil is eager to continue supplying Kazakh uranium ore concentrate, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to Brazil, Kairat Sarzhanov said Thursday. At a briefing here in Astana, Sarzhanov recalled that the list of products exported from Kazakhstan to Brazil had been updated and now included uranium ore concentrate. In April 2018, Kazatomprom company won a $1.3.7 million worth tender on supply of uranium ore concentrate for Industrias Nucleares do …
EDF pioneered an energy revolution back in the ’70s and ’80s. It could do so again if the French state pursues a carve-out of its atomic assets. So daunting is the challenge of overhauling the global energy system to prevent further catastrophic climate change, that just thinking about it feels paralyzing. It’s been done before though, …
Kazakhstan plans to produce a total of 21,600 mt of uranium in 2018, a decrease of almost 20% compared with the previously forecast 27,000 mt, Riaz Rizvi, Kazatomprom’s chief commercial officer said in an interview. Rizvi said the company also planned to implement similar production cuts of around 20% in 2019 and 2020. Kazatomprom has …
Australia’s energy crisis has deepened, with everyday families currently paying prices more expensive than just about anywhere in the world. Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week made it one of his government’s priorities to lower our bills. But to do so, he says he may have to take provocative action, including overturning the current ban …
There’s been growing talk around uranium and its potential for a comeback. Over the last month and a half, uranium spot prices have been balancing around a two-and-a-half-year high, rising by 30% from April according to the Financial Times report. Changes from some of uranium’s largest producers have been a major driver behind the price …
The UK government has provided an update on its position regarding Euratom and its policy on climate change in the event it does or does not secure a deal with the European Union on Brexit. It said the UK would “have all the international agreements that the UK requires to ensure uninterrupted cooperation and trade …
The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would sharply restrict exports of civilian nuclear technology to China that officials claimed was being diverted to power new generations of Chinese submarines, aircraft carriers and floating nuclear power plants. The announcement mixed security warnings with longstanding complaints that Beijing was continuing to steal nuclear-related technology from …
Of all the places expecting a risk of blackouts this winter, Belgium may be the most unexpected. Bureaucrats from the European Commission in Brussels have crisscrossed the continent for decades promoting the idea that power cuts will be a thing of the past as a border-free market emerges in energy. Governments across the region have spent billions …