World’s Top Uranium Miner Backs Nuclear Plant in Referendum

Voters in Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium miner, backed the construction of a nuclear power plant in a referendum on Sunday. Kazakhstan’s central election commission said on Monday that 71% of voters cast their ballots in favor of the government plan to build a new reactor. Turnout was about 64%, well above the threshold necessary …

Foremost Clean Energy Completes First Phase of Option Agreement with T.DML for Interest in 10 Uranium Properties in the Athabasca Basin

Denison becomes Foremost’s largest shareholder at 19.95% Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMST) (CSE: FAT) (“Foremost Clean Energy”, “Foremost” or the “Company”), an emerging North American uranium and lithium exploration company, is pleased to announce today that, further to its announcement of September 23, 2024, it has now completed Phase One of its transaction (the …

US nuclear industry needs further policy, regulatory advances: NCEW panel

The ADVANCE Act was necessary but not sufficient to speed nuclear deployments to meet growing electricity demand and “win the AI race,” conference panelists said on Sept. 26. Lawmakers and regulators must do more to build momentum for the U.S. nuclear industry following the enactment of the ADVANCE Act this summer, according to a Sept. 26 panel …

Private players wait for investment policy in nuclear sector

Government has decided to open nuclear sector to private players but their willingness to make capital investments would depend on economic attractiveness of sector Private players are looking to play an important role in the nuclear power sector and are waiting for finer details of public public-private participation (PPP) arrangement that is under discussion in …

Japan’s New Economy Minister Seeks to Maximize Nuclear Restarts

Japan’s new economy minister said the country will need to maximize the use of existing nuclear power plants as artificial intelligence and data centers are expected to boost electricity demand. It’s “natural” for Japan to pursue both atomic and renewable energy in order to meet the growing needs without increasing carbon emissions, said Yoji Muto, …

Holtec Closes $1.52B DOE Loan to Restart Palisades, Support Revitalization of Domestic Nuclear Industry

Progress toward the historic restart of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant made a monumental step forward today with the announced close of a $1.52 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The announcement took place on site in Covert Township, Michigan, before a large gathering of Holtec associates, skilled …

Data center owners turn to nuclear as potential electricity source

Last month, Constellation Energy announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide electricity to Microsoft data centers in the mid-Atlantic region from the Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Unit 1 had returned to operation in 1985 after the 1979 partial meltdown that affected the adjacent Unit 2, but it was …