The Belgian government is considering keeping its three oldest nuclear power stations running two more years than currently planned, Belgium’s Energy ministry said on Friday. The government will ask operator Engie (ENGIE.PA) whether it would be possible to keep the plants Tihange 1 and Doel 1 and 2, which were opened in 1975, running until 2027 instead …
Unit 3 of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (K-3) was inaugurated in Pakistan on Feb 2, meaning that the two million-kilowatt Hualong One units exported to Pakistan, K-2 and K-3, have now both officially been delivered to Pakistan and put into operation. The HPR1000 (Hualong One) is a third-generation nuclear power piece of technology independently developed by China and a …
Sprott Asset Management LP (“Sprott”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc. (NYSE/TSX: SII), today announced the launch of four Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) focused on providing investors pure-play1 exposure to critical minerals essential to the generation, transmission and storage of cleaner energy. The four funds are Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF (Nasdaq: SETM), Sprott Lithium Miners …
Czech utility ČEZ says it will invest more than CZK2.3 billion (USD105 million) at the Dukovany nuclear power plant, mainly aimed at ensuring “safe and reliable operation until at least 2047”. All four units are also switching to 16-month fuel cycles. The amount being spent in the coming year is about CZK0.5 billion more than the …
1. The Sturgis, a former World War II Liberty ship, was converted into the first floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s. Before being shut down in 1976, the Sturgis’ nuclear reactor, MH-1A, was used to generate electricity for military and civilian use in the Panama Canal. The very complex and unique MH-1A decommissioning project was ultimately completed …
GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV: GXU) (OTCQX: GVXXF) (“GoviEx” or “Company”) today provides a letter to stakeholders from the Executive Chairman, Govind Friedland and the Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Major. To Our Fellow Stakeholders, 2022 was an incredibly busy year that saw us move closer to our goal of becoming a uranium producer. We would like …
Workers mark the installation of the first containment module (Image: CNNC) The initial steel lining module of the inner containment has been installed at unit 4 of the Xudapu nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The module – with an inner diameter of 44 metres and an overall …
After the completion of the prescribed tests, Slovenské elektrárne, a.s., brought steam to the turbines and connected Mochovce 3 to the grid for the first time at 20% power. On Tuesday, 31 January 2023 at 10:57 PM, Slovenské elektrárne has connected to the grid the first of the two turbine generators of the Mochovce 3 nuclear …
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today noticed a joint legislative hearing to discuss solutions to restore American energy dominance. “A key responsibility for Energy and Commerce is to help …
This photo, provided by South Korea’s Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Jan. 31, 2023, shows its chief Cheong Seung-il shaking hands with Turkey’s energy minister, Fatih Donmez, after submitting a preliminary proposal to take part in a project to build four nuclear power plants in the European country. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) South …
