What They Are Saying: Support for the Bipartisan ADVANCE Act

Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced legislation to boost the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies, and put America on a path to be the undisputed international …

Federal, state officials say nuclear is key to cutting carbon emissions to combat climate change

Wisconsin could see new nuclear power as Dairyland explores advanced reactors As the nation shifts away from fossil fuels to combat climate change, federal energy officials and some lawmakers in Wisconsin say nuclear power plays a key role in meeting carbon reduction goals. The remarks were part of a Thursday discussion about nuclear power hosted …

V.SYH Announces Strategic Property Staking with Addition of Eight New Properties bringing Total Portfolio to Over 490,000 Hectares in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

 Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SYH) (OTCQX:SYHBF) (Frankfurt:SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired by staking eight new prospective uranium exploration properties within the Athabasca Basin of Northern Saskatchewan. These 100% owned, eight properties comprise 34,022 hectares (85,070 acres) in the Basin, which is host to the highest-grade uranium deposits in the world and is …

Finnish EPR enters regular electricity production

Test production has been completed at the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR in Finland and the plant has now started regular electricity production, operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has announced. TVO said the reactor will soon be declared to be in commercial operation. OL3 attained first criticality on 21 December 2021 and was connected to the …

Bangladesh finds way to pay Russia for nuclear plant: with yuan

Using China’s currency to skirt bank restrictions could irk Western partners Bangladesh appears to have found a workaround for stalled payments it owes Russia for a nuclear power plant: settling them in Chinese yuan. With U.S. and European sanctions barring Russia from much of the international banking system, Dhaka has been scrambling for ways to settle …

SE NNEGC «Energoatom» and T.CCO have signed an agreement which was the last necessary step for the implementation of the program for the use of Ukrainian uranium in the production of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in Ukraine.

This is the «Agreement for weighing, sampling, storage, analysis and transportation of uranium oxide concentrate» (UOC) produced by SE “SkhidGZK» which was signed in Canada on April 11, 2023 by Energoatom President Petro Kotin and CAMECO President and CEO Tim Gitzel in the presence of Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. The document regulates physical …

President of SE NNEGC «Energoatom» Petro Kotin together with T.CCO CEO Tim Gitzel visited a facility of this Canadian company where uranium concentrate is transferred to uranium hexafluoride (UF6).

The Canadian colleagues demonstrated the Ukrainian delegation the facility production capacities, got acquainted with the equipment and spoke about the nuances and subtleties of the conversion of uranium concentrate into uranium hexafluoride (UF6), which is a form of uranium product sent for enrichment. «It is essential for Energoatom to draw on the best practices of …

Olkiluoto nuclear plant addition will impact Estonia’s electricity prices

Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Finland, which is due to come on line at full capacity on Monday, will significantly improve Estonia’s security of supply and also bring down energy prices. However, a shortfall in transmission capacity between Finland and Estonia means that price differences between the two countries will persist until the Estlink 3 …

Joint venture established for second Polish plant

A joint special purpose vehicle – named PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa SA – has now officially been formed by Polish companies ZE PAK and Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) to implement the project to construct a nuclear power plant in Pątnów in central Poland. The plant will comprise two APR1400 reactors supplied by Korea Hydro & …