Uranium miner Ur-Energy Inc said on Tuesday it was forced to cut jobs and curb spending, following President Donald Trump’s decision last month to not set quotas for domestic production. Trump declined to issue quotas for domestic uranium production in July and instead ordered a 90-day governmental review, saying he did not concur with a …
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced a bill that aims to extend the life of the United States’ current nuclear fleet. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz., introduced the Nuclear Energy Renewal Act, which would authorize $755 million per year from 2019 to 2029 to “enhance the economic viability of the …
Australia’s Energy Minister Angus Taylor has asked the House Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy to investigate the nuclear fuel cycle, Committee Chairman Ted O’Brien announced today. “This will be the first inquiry into the use of nuclear energy in Australia in more than a decade and I believe it’s the first time the …
The establishment of an organisation responsible for the construction and operation of Ghana’s first nuclear power plant has been approved by the country’s cabinet, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia said this week. Speaking at the commissioning of three Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) facilities in Accra on 30 July, Bawumia said the government had already released …
According to the International Energy Agency, global energy consumption could see an increase of up to 18% by 2030 and 39% by 2050. This will increase the demand for various sources of energy — including nuclear power, and therefore uranium. Ensuring a sustainable supply of uranium in coming decades was at the heart of discussions at …
China’s total nuclear capacity rose 9% in the first six months of the year to 48.7 gigawatts (GW) following the completion of two new units in the southeast province of Guangdong in June, the country’s nuclear association said. Nuclear power accounted for 4.75% of China’s total electricity output for the half-year, generating 160 billion kilowatt-hours …
The bipartisan bill follows the revelation that a longtime Trump advisor was pushing for lucrative nuclear deals with Riyadh. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at restricting the transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, the latest sign of growing congressional backlash to the Trump administration’s close relationship with the wealthy Gulf …
Georgia regulators are raising fresh doubts about Georgia Power’s latest timeline for completing the nuclear power expansion at Plant Vogtle, in part because of lingering risks, productivity slips and concerns about aging equipment. The Vogtle project is already years behind scheduled and billions of dollars over budget. Virtually anyone in the state who pays an electric bill …
Diplomats from Iran and several world powers recommitted Sunday to salvaging their nuclear deal amid mounting tensions between the West and Tehran. Iran’s deputy foreign minister said the emergency meeting in Vienna had yielded positive developments but had not “resolved everything.” “The atmosphere was constructive, and the discussions were good,” Abbas Araghchi told reporters. Araghchi …
CNNC’s new nuclear power project in Zhangzhou city, Southeast China’s Fujian province, was authorized by the National Energy Administration, according to an announcement by China National Nuclear Power Co, a subsidiary of CNNC, on July 26. The project consists of the construction of two HPR1000 (Hualong 1) units, which will be funded, built, and operated …
