Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Moon Jae-in, President of Korea, today attended a celebration to mark the completion of the UAE’s first nuclear reactor with a visit to the Barakah power plant. The plant is the first in the Arab world, and is part of the UAE’s effort to curb its reliance on fossil fuels and …
The nuclear power plant at Cernavoda, Eastern Romania, closed one of its two reactors and reduced the output of the second one due to malfunctions on Sunday, March 25. Nuclearelectrica, the state company that operates the power plant, announced on Sunday morning that it had to close Unit 1 of the Cernavoda power plant due …
The operator of the first-of-a-kind EPR reactor nearing start-up in Finland has shown a commitment to safety, an expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded. The team also identified areas for further enhancements as Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) prepares to put Olkiluoto unit 3 online later this year. A Pre-Operational Safety …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anfield Energy Inc.(TSX.V:AEC) (OTCQB:ANLDF) (FRANKFURT:0AD) (“Anfield” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that BRS Engineering, Inc. (“BRS”) has begun work on a resource report for the Charlie uranium project (the “Charlie Project”) located in the Pumpkin Buttes Uranium District in Johnson County, Wyoming. BRS will utilize the data from previous …
Asia needs nuclear energy to meet its economic, energy and environmental goals, but such plans are still in the development phase in the South East region of the continent, Agneta Rising, director general of World Nuclear Association, said today. Addressing delegates at the Sustainable Energy Technology Asia 2018 conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Rising noted that nuclear power …
On March 23, the Genkai-3 Nuclear Power Plant (PWR, 1180MWe), owned and operated by the Kyushu Electric Power Co., in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture, was restarted. It is the seventh NPP restarted under the new regulatory standards aimed at strengthening safety measures for nuclear power plants. The 6th, the Ohi-3 NPP, owned and operated by …
The opening of the United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear reactor, due to open last year, has been pushed back to 2019 due to training delays, two sources told Reuters. $24.4bn Barakah power plant is the world’s largest nuclear project under construction and will be the first in the Arab world. “The planning has slipped and the …
Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih speaks during an interview in Washington, DC, U.S. March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici Saudi Arabia has international partners it can work with if the United States walks away from a potential deal on nuclear power technology over concerns about nuclear proliferation, Khalid al-Falih, the kingdom’s energy minister, said in …
U.S. uranium miners are fighting for relief from imports The Commerce Department is still reviewing their petition Trump Says China Tariffs Could Affect $60 Billion in Goods On Thursday, as President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on Chinese goods, he warned, “This is the first of many.” Well, if he’s serious, here’s another potential trade target: uranium. In …
KELOWNA, British Columbia, March 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fission 3.0 Corp. (“Fission 3” or the “Company”) announces that its board of directors has approved a consolidation (the “Consolidation”) of the common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares”) at a ratio of four pre-Consolidation Common Shares (the “Existing Shares”) for one post-Consolidation Common …
