Australia is a country nearly the size of the continental US with a population of about 26 million people. It is a country with vast open spaces. Most of its population is found on its east coast in New South Wales and Queensland, some population centers in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territories and …
(Bloomberg) — Billionaires Elon Musk and John Elkann share optimism about the future of everything from space exploration and energy to artificial intelligence and agree Ferrari NV should steer clear of autonomous-driving technology. The two spoke for more than 45 minutes on Friday during Italian Tech Week, an event the chairman of Ferrari and Stellantis …
Uranium had been sitting at historic lows for most of the last decade, but as demand and sentiment surrounding uranium turned around slowly, prices have begun to turn around. Prices have risen by 40% in the month of September alone, overtaking all other major commodities. A few weeks ago, millions of pounds of supplies were …
After languishing at historical lows for the better part of the last decade, uranium suddenly came back from the dead. Prices have surged about 40% just in September, outpacing all other major commodities. In just a few weeks, millions of pounds of supply was scooped up by the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust. It’s a massive bet on …
The Biden administration’s top energy official said the nuclear industry should broaden its business case beyond power markets in order to ensure its place in a carbon-free economy. US nuclear energy has come under relentless pressure in recent years from cheap natural gas, solar and wind power. More reactors are being taken offline permanently than …
CAPE TOWN, Sept 21 (Reuters) – South Africa is forging ahead with plans for a new 2,500-megawatt nuclear power plant in a bid to boost energy security and wants to end the procurement process by 2024, the deputy energy minister said on Tuesday. “We plan to issue the Request for Proposal (RFP) for 2,500MW nuclear …
Top uranium miner Kazatomprom said it may supply the metal to Sprott, the investment firm whose aggressive bets on the market have helped drive a surge in prices. “We already started talks with Sprott,” Askar Batyrbayev, chief commercial officer of the Kazakh producer, said in an interview. “A lot of financial players” are increasingly interested …
Uranium prices have climbed 60% in four weeks as an investment fund embarked on a buying spree. Morgan Stanley commodity strategists say it may be hard to maintain robust investment demand into 2022. The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust has purchased a massive 28 million pounds since mid-August. Uranium prices have shot up about 60% over …
Bruce Power says it’s advancing its ‘Made in Ontario’ economic recovery strategy with a $22 million contract. The nuclear operator announced Thursday (Sept 16) Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC Lavalin Group, has teamed up with BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. to provide 38 drive mechanisms for reactivity control units, to support the …
For the first time since the Fukushima Daiichi accident a decade ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revised up its projections of the potential growth of nuclear power capacity for electricity generation during the coming decades. The change in the IAEA’s annual outlook for this low-carbon energy source does not yet mark a …
