Given that three countries that have largely decarbonized all relied on nuclear power, one might think it would be central to any discussion of how to fight climate change. But one would be very wrong One in three Canadians thinks nuclear power emits as much carbon dioxide as burning oil. Almost three in 10 think …
The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington, Ont., shown on a tour in 2016. Advocates for a low-carbon energy grid are increasingly touting the benefits of nuclear power, despite its significant risks. FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL To stop the global climate crisis, we need emissions-free energy more than ever – and for all its …
WITH China dominating the Namibian uranium export market, the United States of America’s possible hike in uranium tariffs will be something that Namibian mines could shake off. This is according to mining analyst Kees Dekker, who was responding to questions sent by The Namibian on the section 232 application in the USA initiated by US uranium companies …
Shares of Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) and Ur-Energy (TSX: URE) moved higher on a report from Bloomberg that the U.S. Department of Commerce is recommending that Washington take measures to protect domestic uranium production. The June 20 article, quoting three anonymous sources briefed on the matter, said the commerce department believes that the U.S. reliance …
Update to the role for nuclear in UK’s transition to a low carbon economy’ insight summarises the learnings from the ETI’s Nuclear Cost Drivers project and applies these to the ETI’s ESME whole system modelling tool. New plants can form a major part of an affordable low carbon transition, with possible roles for large nuclear, Small …
As many as 30 nuclear reactors could be built by China over the next decade as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior industry official told a meeting of the country’s top political advisory body this week. Wang Shoujun, a standing committee member of the China People’s Political Consultative Conference, told delegates on …
President Moon Jae-in’s policy to phase out nuclear energy from Korea’s power planning is sparking concerns over leaks in core technologies for nuclear reactors, industry analysts said Tuesday. The analysts said the risks of a further nuclear power technology leak are growing because an increasing number of nuclear scientists and engineers at Korea Hydro & …
The outer safety dome has been installed on the containment building of unit 2 at the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. The unit is the first of two Chinese-supplied Hualong One reactors being built at the site. The steel dome – measuring about 53 metres in diameter and over 23m in height, and weighing …
Poland and the U.S. signed Memorandum of Understanding concerning the cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for civil purposes. This Memorandum expresses both parties’ readiness to cooperate in the Polish nuclear energy program, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister said in a statement. The parties expressed e.g. their will to jointly define the conditions …
The second unit of the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant south of Moscow has gone into pilot commercial operation, Rosenergoatom, Russia’s nuclear utility, has said. The reactor is a VVER-1200, the Russian nuclear industry’s flagship product as it seeks to expand its sales abroad. The new Novovoronezh reactor represents only the third of these reactors …
