Macron’s call for six new plants sparks push for more staff Industry needs to train more welders, electricians, engineers The French nuclear industry, already grappling with the maintenance of its fleet of aging reactors, needs to recruit as many as 15,000 employees annually as President Emmanuel Macron pushes for at least six new plants to …
Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) (“Energy Fuels” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. producer of uranium and rare earth elements (“REE“), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell three wholly-owned subsidiaries that together hold Energy Fuels’ Alta Mesa ISR Project (“Alta Mesa“) to enCore Energy (“enCore“) for total …
The conversation around nuclear energy in Europe has shifted and its future now looks very bright, although there are still challenges to overcome, according to EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. She called for policy-makers, industry and technology leaders to work together to turn opportunity into reality. Opening the 15th European Nuclear Energy Forum, which …
Eletronuclear said concreting has resumed at Brazil’s Angra dos Reis nuclear power plant, marking a restart to the construction of the reactor, which was most recently halted in 2015. Preparation for the resumption of concreting began in February with the signing of a contract between Eletronuclear and the Agis consortium of Ferreira Guedes, Matricial and …
Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”), (TSX: GLO, OTCQX: GLATF, FRANKFURT: G12) announced today its operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. HIGHLIGHTS Dasa Uranium Project In September, the Company completed a 15,000-meter drill program at its Dasa Project that began in Q4 2021, which due …
The outer dome is taking shape at the unit (Image: Rosatom) Work is taking place to install the dome part of the outer containment building for unit 1 at the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. The section, weighing 200 tonnes and with a diameter of 46.3 metres, was lifted by a LR11350 crane into …
German lawmakers have approved a plan to keep the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants until mid-April German lawmakers have approved a plan to keep the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants until mid-April, extending their life beyond the originally planned shut-off at the end of this year. The lower house of parliament voted 375-216 …
Centrifuge casings at the Piketon HALEU demonstration facility (Image: Centrus) The USD150 million cost-shared award will see a Centrus Energy Corp subsidiary demonstrate US ability to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for advanced reactors, with an enrichment cascade producing up to 20 kg of HALEU in operation by the end of next year. The award …
FISSION URANIUM CORP. (” Fission ” or the ” Company “) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Engagement and Capacity Agreement (the ” Agreement “) with the Birch Narrows Dene Nation (“BNDN”). Fission’s PLS project (the ” Project “) in the southwest Athabasca Basin region is within the BNDN’s Ancestral Lands. Fission commenced an Environmental Assessment in December 2021 and expects to complete a …
File photo. A vessel passes by the Cernavoda nuclear powerplant, in background, while navigating on the Danube-Black Sea channel, near Cernavoda city at 170 km south-east from Bucharest, Monday 25 August 2003. [Robert Ghement/EPA/EFE] Romania announced Wednesday (9 November) that the United States will provide funding worth more than $3 billion for the construction of …
