Uranium prices have always been known as fickle at best, and volatile at worst. This year has proved to be the same. But to be frank, this is exactly the type of opportunity Australia could bank on to help its energy crisis. Uranium closed at $27.35, down slightly since last Friday 21 September 2018. Pretty …
As Europe and the wider world begins to wake up to the need to cut emissions, Dr Kirill Komarov argues that tackling climate change will see the use of nuclear energy grow in the coming years, not as a competitor to renewables but as a competitor to coal. Dr Kirill Komarov is first deputy CEO …
International Atomic Energy Agency and the Russian Federation have signed Sept. 17 an implementing agreement on the transportation of low enriched uranium (LEU) and equipment necessary for the functioning of the IAEA’s LEU Bank in Kazakhstan, RIA Novosti reported. The agreement has been signed by Oleg Kozin, Deputy General Director for Logistics of Techsnabexport JSC, …
Had California and Germany invested $680 billion into new nuclear power plants instead of renewables like solar and wind farms, the two would already be generating 100 percent or more of their electricity from clean (low-emissions) energy sources, according to a new analysis by Environmental Progress. The analysis comes the day before California plays host to …
The availability of Sweden’s nuclear power plants could drop to 33% of installed capacity next week, due to outages at up to five of the country’s eight reactors, according to the latest data on Tuesday. Forsmark 2 (1,123 MW) and Oskarshamn 3 (1,445 MW) are offline for annual maintenance until 18 September, while Ringhals 4 …
Russia is stepping up its overseas sales of nuclear power plants, with state-run nuclear energy company Rosatom agreeing in July to cooperate in building a plant in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan and reaching an accord with China to build a plant in that country. Russia accounts for 67% of the world’s nuclear plant deals currently in development. By 2030, Rosatom aims …