Due to COVID-19 containment measures as well as a slump in most every commodity outside of precious metals, uranium production is down by about 50%. Haywood Securities added up the numbers after Cameco (TSE: CCO) announced operation suspensions, writing in a note published Tuesday that “the world’s largest producers [are] announcing a string of temporary …
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China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that installation of all reactor internals at unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan had been completed on 4 April. Experts said the development was a key milestone in the progress of the project. During the process of assembling and adapting to the pressure vessel, all …
Belarus Energy Minister Viktar Karankevich told TV channel ONT on 11 April that the Belarus nuclear power plant under construction at Ostrovets will be launched during the summer and start producing electricity in the autumn. The Ostrovets nuclear plant, being build by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom will have two generation 3+ VVER-1200 reactor units. …
Uranium mining major Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is extending the temporary production suspension at its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan as the effects of the global covid-19 pandemic persist, the company announced on Monday. In late March, Cameco placed the Cigar Lake operation on care and maintenance for four weeks, during which it …
El-Debaa nuclear power plant in Egypt will receive a reliable supply of fuel once it is built following the announcement that Russia will supply nuclear fuel components including uranium and aluminium items to Egypt for a period of 10 years, following an agreement signed between the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority and Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant …
The IAEA and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) of the United Kingdom have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in support of a sustainable future for nuclear power, including activities on existing and emerging nuclear reactor technologies as well as decommissioning and radioactive waste management. The two organizations have signed a Practical Arrangement, building on a …
The price of uranium, the radioactive material used to fuel nuclear power stations, has entered a bull market following another big hit to supply. On Tuesday, Kazakh miner Kazatomprom slashed its 2020 production forecast by up to 10.4m pounds, equivalent to 8 per cent of global supply, because of government-imposed measures to mitigate the spread …
Canada’s Cameco (TSX:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ), the world’s largest publicly traded uranium miner, is placing its plant at the Port Hope conversion facility, in Ontario, in a temporary safe shutdown state for four weeks. The move comes as the company faces the increasing challenge of maintaining an adequate workforce as a result of screening protocols and other measures put …
JSC National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” (“Kazatomprom” or “the Company”) announces the following update related to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company’s business. “As the impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt around the world, Kazakhstan has taken strong steps to slow the spread of the virus,” said Galymzhan Pirmatov, chief executive officer …
