On Tuesday (Aug. 15) evening at 5pm local time, millions of households and businesses across Taiwan suddenly went dark. For some, phone lines and TVs went dead for a few hours. For others, entire production lines came to a halt. Taiwan’s state-backed power monopoly Taipower said that the blackout was caused by human error. But it’s nevertheless …
Fission Uranium Corp. has completed the summer 2017 portion of the prefeasibility study (PFS) drilling, including three large-diameter holes for metallurgical sample collection and three geotechnical core holes, to generate rock quality data including strength testing, related to the proposed open-pit and underground mining areas of the Triple R deposit. Of particular note is hole …
SHANGHAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – China has approved a plan from its two state nuclear developers to promote a single integrated nuclear reactor brand that will help speed up construction and strengthen their ability to compete in markets overseas. China is in the middle of an ambitious nuclear programme that could bring total capacity to …
Abu Dhabi: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has taken one more step toward the completion of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant with the installation of the steam generators for unit 4, the final unit at the plant. The work coincides with the installation of unit 4’s Reactor Vessel (RV). Jassim Mohammed Buatabh Al Zaabi, Chairman of …
The key nuclear power players have been called in by the Government for crunch talks on plans to meet Britain’s energy demands with new small reactor technology, amid mounting fears over delays and Whitehall paralysis. Industry giants including NuScale, Rolls-Royce, Hitachi and Westinghouse have been summoned by ministers in a bid to reignite interest …
The Japanese consortium behind the UK’s largest planned new nuclear project has unveiled an annual loss of almost $9bn (£6.9bn), underlining the stark risks of the Government’s high-cost nuclear ambitions. Toshiba has delayed publishing its full-year results while teams of auditors pore over the financial damage wrought by the collapse of its US-based nuclear developer …
China has announced plans to bolster its maritime nuclear capabilities with the creation of a major new joint venture project, which could also provide the catalyst for the development of floating reactors in the South China Sea and beyond. State-owned China National Nuclear Power announced on Thursday it was establishing the new company – with …
Striving to diversify energy supply channels as much as possible, Turkey plans to build three nuclear power plants between 2023 and 2030, which are expected to provide 10 percent of domestic electricity consumption, Energy Minister Albayrak said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak delivered an extensive elaboration of Turkey’s national energy strategy, featuring the …
On a recent morning, the Nichols Ranch mine was quietly leaching uranium from rock formations buried hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the Powder River Basin. A handful of employees slept in a trailer outside the plant after their 12-hour shifts as mine manager Bernard Bonifas pulled up at the main office to …
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Aug. 9, 2017) – FISSION 3.0 CORP. (TSX VENTURE:FUU) (“Fission 3” or “the Company“) is pleased to announce the details of summer work programs on several of its most prospective uranium projects in the Athabasca Basin region, Saskatchewan, Canada. Field work aimed at generating high priority drill targets will be comprised of airborne …