South Korea will have enough capacity to deal with the peak summer energy demands with increased operations of nuclear reactors and new thermal power plants set to come online next month, the industry minister said Wednesday. Paik Un-gyu, minister of trade, industry and energy, refuted claims that the government is turning to nuclear power to …
The developer of Britain’s first nuclear power station in more than three decades has approached 12 pension funds about helping finance a sister plant on the other side of the country. Electricite de France SA is working on ways to pay for its Sizewell C project in East Anglia that will make it cheaper than …
The possible introduction of tariffs on the import of uranium into the U.S. could have a negative impact on the activities of Kazakh companies – uranium suppliers, according to the Kazakh Energy Ministry, RIA Novosti reported. “Kazakhstan has several long-term contracts for the supply of natural uranium to the U.S., and the possible imposition of …
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) today reported its consolidated financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). “Our results reflect the impact of a weak uranium market and the deliberate actions we have taken driven by the goal of increasing long-term shareholder value,” …
Do you know that one uranium fuel pellet – about the size of your fingernail – produces the same amount of energy as 17 Mcf of natural gas, 149 bo, or 0.81 metric tons of coal? – Anonymous Nuclear Power Generation According to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), there are a total of 451 nuclear …
Russia is interested in cooperating with South Africa in peaceful use of nuclear energy, including construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) in this country, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday. “Russia is interested in cooperation in the sphere of peaceful use of nuclear energy, including construction of a NPP in South Africa, continued …
The South Korean government plans to nurture some 800 experts in the nuclear sector by 2021, with the focus on enhancing the safety of nuclear plants and decommissioning efforts, the ICT ministry said Monday. According to the plan finalized by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the government will first inject 1.6 billion won (US$1.41 …
Ukraine purchased nuclear fuel for a total of $213.511 million in January-May 2018, which was 21.7 percent more than for the same period in 2017 ($175.490 million). Over the period under review, Ukraine bought Russian nuclear fuel worth $138.645 million for Ukrainian nuclear power plants, while nuclear fuel shipments from Sweden totaled $74.867 million, the …
U3O8 spot prices experienced growth in Q2, reversing a downward trend experienced in late 2017 and early 2018. Prices were at US$22.80 per pound as of June 30, up slightly from US$22.62 month-on-month, however during the quarter prices were up by as much as 15 percent. Despite improvement in the month over month trend, U308 …
Ten projects have been selected to receive a total of up to USD24 million in funding under a new programme from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) initiative. The projects selected include a transportable gas-cooled reactor, and technology to support load-following, improve safety and reduce costs in advanced reactors. ARPA-E’s …