This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Yu Jianfeng, chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), held in-depth talks with Chinese and French entrepreneurs about the green economy and low-carbon transition at the closing ceremony of the sixth meeting of the China-France Business Council on May …
Russian supplies of enriched uranium to be barred in 90 days Move could boost costs for US nuclear plants, risk retaliation President Joe Biden on Monday signed legislation banning the import of Russian enriched uranium, starting a 90-day countdown until limits on shipments of the reactor fuel take effect. Biden’s signature also unlocks some $2.7 …
NexGen Energy Ltd has said its newly announced strategic purchase of 2.7 million pounds U3O8 (1039 tU), together with a recent share placement, “will significantly assist the company in funding the anticipated capital needs to develop the Rook I Project” in Canada. Denison Mines Corp intends to use its physical uranium investment to support future …
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) expects nuclear construction work on its first small modular reactor (SMR) to begin in 2025, according to filings submitted to Canadian regulators. The provincial utility is planning to build a total of four SMRs at the Darlington nuclear site and would use GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 reactor technology. The four units once deployed would produce a …
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), spoke on the Senate Floor about his legislation to ban the import of Russian uranium. The legislation, which recently passed the Senate with unanimous support, now heads to the White House to become law. Reclaiming American nuclear energy is …
Billionaire Bill Gates plans to visit Kemmerer next month for the groundbreaking ceremony of TerraPower’s nuclear reactor project, the company’s president said Wednesday. Gates has spent more than $1 billion of his own money on the project so far. Billionaire Bill Gates, who is among the richest people in the world, plans to visit Kemmerer …
France’s nuclear regulator has authorised the commissioning of the Flamanville EPR reactor, which has a summer 2024 target for connection to the grid. The authorisation from the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) means EDF can now load nuclear fuel into the reactor and carry out start-up tests and then operation of the reactor. The decision follows a …
The public and political perception of nuclear energy has significantly improved over the past few years, speakers agreed in a panel session during the recent World Energy Congress 2024. “The fact that we’re having this panel here at WEC is really a testament to the growing interest in nuclear,” session moderator John Gorman, president and CEO …
The Biden administration wants the United States to triple the global supply of nuclear power, with American-designed reactors running on fuel enriched in the West. The goal: Usurp Russia’s near monopoly on atomic energy exports, and keep China from gaining control of yet another green energy industry. But there’s one big problem: The U.S. isn’t …
The governments of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the development of nuclear power generation in support of both provinces’ need for affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity grids by 2050. The MoU will support collaboration and information sharing on key areas of nuclear power generation, including …
