Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met on Monday with the head of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp., Mohammed Al-Hammadi, as the government seeks to include atomic power in its energy mix. The Philippines has been exploring clean and sustainable options to generate power, as the country regularly suffers power outages and faces high tariffs. Coal remains …
The company’s OPTIMUS-H system is now approved under the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 10 CFR Part 71 regulation with a certificate of compliance effective from 5 August. It has already been approved under Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) certification CNSC Certificate Number CDN/2098/B(U)F-96 and associated Validation Certificate Number AUS/2021-94/B(U)F in Australia. NAC’s OPTIMUS – …
CEO John Hopkins expressed optimism over a bipartisan nuclear support law and a new DOE solicitation on SMRs amid efforts to close deals with U.S. data center operators. The July enactment of the Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy, or ADVANCE, Act and the U.S. Department of Energy’s June announcement of up to $900 million in funding for early small …
Building on a partnership forged in the successful completion of Unit 6 Major Component Replacement (MCR) and with the Unit 3 steam generator replacement set to begin, Bruce Power has signed a $700-million contract for the replacement of steam generators in the remaining MCR outages in Units 5, 7 and 8. The Steam Generator Replacement …
The Federal Court of Australia has made an interim order to stay the decision to refuse the renewal of Energy Resources of Australia’s (ASX:ERA) Jabiluka Uranium Mine mineral lease in the Northern Territory. This news follows on from Energy Resources of Australia pursuing legal proceedings in relation to the decision not to renew Jabiluka’s mineral lease. On …
Uranium miners in the United States produced more than 82,000 pounds of uranium concentrate in the first quarter of 2024, more than in all of 2023. Domestic uranium mines produced 50,000 pounds of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), also called uranium concentrate, in 2023, a significant decrease from the 194,000 pounds produced in 2022. Production declined in …
In short: WA Mines Minister David Michael has ruled out any change to the Cook government’s long-standing policy on uranium mining. There is an effective ban on mining the mineral in WA, where only one uranium mine is permitted to operate. What’s next? Peter Dutton says the ban is “ideologically based” and should be overturned. …
The world’s second-largest economy is expected to leapfrog France and the US as the top source of atomic power. Within sight of mango and pineapple fields on the Chinese holiday island of Hainan, workers at Linglong One are finishing what will become the world’s first small modular nuclear reactor built for commercial purposes. It’s part of a …
The reactor removal series at Bruce unit 3 has been completed ahead of schedule thanks to experience gained from previous projects – with the removal of the calandria tubes setting a new record for Candu refurbishment. Bruce 3 is the second unit to undergo Major Component Replacement (MCR). The process involves removing and replacing key …
Uranium explorers are calling on Australian state governments to lift bans on mining the fuel, which is set for a long-term jump in demand as decarbonization spurs a nuclear energy revival. Australia boasts nearly a third of known uranium ore deposits worldwide, but only two of the nation’s eight states and territories — South Australia …
