Orano and Energoatom, the Ukrainian national nuclear operator, have today announced the signature of a major long-term commercial agreement for the supply of enrichment services through to 2040 by Petro Kotin, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Energoatom, and Nicolas Maes, Chief Executive Officer of Orano, during an official ceremony in the presence of Chairman of …
Nuclear power plants in the US get a lot of uranium from Canada and prices could rise with tariffs. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats could raise the price of uranium used to fuel US nuclear reactors, which could have ripple effects on a tenuous nuclear renaissance spurred by the growth of energy-hungry data centers. The …
In one of his first public appearances since the start of the on and off tariff war between Canada and the United States, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe pointed out that when it comes to things like potash and uranium, the province has cards to play. He was asked, should tariffs continue if potash and uranium …
NAC Kazatomprom JSC took part in the international conference Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (“PDAC”), held in Toronto from 2nd to 5th March. The company was also represented in the national pavilion of the Republic of Kazakhstan and at the forum Meet Kazakhstan: The Power of Geology in the Ninth Largest Nation, organized as part of PDAC. During the …
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lashed out Tuesday at the Trump administration for imposing tariffs. Steep U.S. tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico touched off a trade war Tuesday that could make cars and gasoline more expensive and drive up the costs of building power plants and pipelines to fuel America’s booming tech industry. For …
Snow-capped Mount Taylor photographed by Cibola National Forest staff in 2012. According to a meeting recording obtained by Source New Mexico, forest leaders have listed two long-dormant uranium mines near the mountain as “priority projects,” part of President Trump’s push to increase domestic energy production. (Photo Courtesy Cibola NF) The leader of the Cibola National …
U.S. President Donald Trump says 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday. Trump says there’s no room left for America’s closest neighbours to negotiate a way out of the devastating duties. The president says both counties would have to …
China has the upper hand in the battle for nuclear fuel but is on the hunt for more. China’s energy ambitions are setting off a new nuclear race with the U.S. and other major economies — this time to secure enough uranium to power its growing roster of reactors. A model of China National Nuclear …
ew polling data reveals that a majority of West Australians support lifting the state’s uranium mining ban, as the global demand for the commodity continues to rise. The survey, conducted by Painted Dog Research and commissioned by the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec), found that 57% of respondents were in favour of overturning the uranium mining prohibition implemented in 2017. This marks an …
The leaching circuit at the McClean Lake mill. Credit: Orano Canada French nuclear fuels company Orano is looking to increase output of uranium from new mines in Mongolia and elsewhere to meet rising demand from the nuclear power industry and offset production from its stalled projects in Niger, said CEO Nicolas Maes. State-owned Orano has …
