Orano has opened international arbitration proceedings against the State of Niger following the withdrawal of its mining license for IMOURAREN, dated 19 June 2024. This move comes after several months of unsuccessful attempts at mediation and conciliation. The announcement of the withdrawal of the license took place when Orano presented the State of Niger with …
Centre advises states where coal-based power plants have reached the end of operational life to consider setting up nuclear plants India aims to triple its installed nuclear power capacity by 2031-32. The current installed nuclear power capacity of 8,180MW is projected to increase to 22,480MW within this timeframe. The country currently operates 24 nuclear power …
Uranium One Group, a subsidiary of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom. has announced its withdrawal from uranium projects in Kazakhstan. This decision coincides with Kazakhstan’s ongoing selection of operators for a consortium tasked with constructing the country’s first nuclear power plant. According to Kazatomprom (KAP), Uranium One Group has sold its 49.979% stake in the Zarechnoye joint …
The construction and installation works are completed at Unit 1 of Rooppur NPP being constructed by the Engineering Division of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The personnel of the NPP has started a large-scale test program. On December 18, the first stage of operation commenced for bringing the reactor …
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente met nuclear scientists and industry experts on December 17, in a session led by Lassina Zerbo, the Chairman of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB). Their meeting followed a two-day ministerial roundtable on Financing Africa’s Nuclear Energy Future held in Kigali. The discussions underscored Rwanda’s commitment to advancing its nuclear energy programme as …
The Russian participants of Xudapu NPP construction project ensure the performance of contractual obligations ahead of schedule The reactor pressure vessel has been installed in the design position at the construction site of Xudapu NPP Unit 4 (China), which is being built with participation of Rosatom enterprises. The operation was carried out under the supervision …
Japan’s government will aim to increase the use of nuclear power, dropping a decade-long policy of reducing dependence on the energy source and reversing curbs initiated following the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The nation, which relied on coal and natural gas for more than 60% of electricity generation last year, set out a proposed new energy …
A new German compound noun is currently gaining traction in international news: Dunkelflaute. It describes weather that is cloudy and windless — in other words, the kind of conditions that highlight the vulnerabilities of renewable power production. Germany is currently experiencing a prolonged spell with stark consequences for itself and its European neighbours. The Dunkelflaute began to make …
Third-quarter 2024 U.S. production of uranium concentrate (U3O8) in the third quarter of 2024 totaled 121,296 pounds U3O8, a 24% increase from second quarter’s production of 97,709 pounds U3O8. This quarter’s total uranium production occurred at five facilities, three in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Lost Creek Project, and Smith Ranch-Highland Operation) and two in …
Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has unveiled a A$311 billion ($211bn) plan to introduce nuclear power into the country’s energy mix, a proposal that could radically alter the nation’s energy policy and its uranium mining industry. The scheme, based on an economic modelling by Frontier Economics, proposes the construction of seven nuclear power plants by 2050, …
