Former Interior Secretary wants moratorium on NM uranium mining

A former Interior Department Secretary and now candidate for Governor in New Mexico says the state should adopt a moratorium on renewed uranium mining. Deb Haaland, the former Democratic U.S. Representative who was appointed Secretary of the Interior in the Biden administration, is now running for Governor. “New Mexico has given enough,” the former U.S. …

The Senate is considering an ambitious plan to expand nuclear infrastructure

The initiative aims to concentrate fuel fabrication, advanced reactors, spent fuel reprocessing, and data centers in large regional complexes, although it will require changes to nuclear waste legislation. This week, the Senate began reviewing the legal changes needed to advance the so-called Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, a Department of Energy initiative that seeks to concentrate …

Madaouela Mining Convention formally executed with Republic of Niger

Atomic Eagle Limited (‘Atomic Eagle’ or ‘the Company’) (ASX: AEU | OTCQX: AEUXF) is pleased to announce that its 60%-owned Nigerien subsidiary, Madaouela Mining Company SA (‘MAMICO’) and the Republic of Niger have formally executed the Mining Convention for the Madaouela Uranium Project (‘Madaouela’ or ‘the Project’) at a signing ceremony in Niamey. Highlights • …

Hungarian government considers nuclear power a must for energy security

Nuclear power remains an indispensable tool for Hungary to ensure energy supply security and achieve its climate objectives amid ongoing geopolitical instability, Hungarian State Secretary for Energy András Tótth declared. At the FIRST Europe regional conference on the potential deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs), Secretary Tótth emphasized that the government in Budapest remains fully …

Westinghouse-Bechtel and PEJ Agree on Main Commercial Terms to Deliver First Polish Nuclear Power Plant

The agreement advances negotiations on the EPC contract for the construction of a three-unit AP1000® plant in Pomerania The Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) have agreed on the main commercial terms of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract that will deliver Poland’s first nuclear power plant. Reaching agreement on these terms advances …

Global Atomic Announces C$50 Million Public Offering of Units

Shelf Prospectus Accessible and Prospectus Supplement to be Accessible on SEDAR+ Not for Distribution to United States Newswire Services or for Dissemination in the United States Toronto, ON: Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”) (TSX: GLO, OTCQX: GLATF, FRANKFURT: G12) today announces the size and pricing of its previously announced overnight marketed public offering …

Pashinyan says talks with five countries continue over new nuclear power plant

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that negotiations with several countries are continuing over the planned construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia to replace the aging Metsamor facility. “We have a nuclear power plant [Metsamor] that was built during the Soviet era, and the operating life of that nuclear power plant is nearing …

A Safer Way to Bet on Nuclear

There are a lot of wild nuclear bets in the market. One enrichment company holds a strong hand. Uranium enrichment—a key step in making nuclear fuel—is a unique corner of the energy market. Only two companies, both in Europe, hold enrichment capacity outside Russia and China. American company Centrus Energy LEU 1.30%increase; green up pointing …

Framatome achieves nuclear industry breakthrough, securing its first contract to implement high enriched fuel assemblies at U.S. reactor

Framatome has signed a groundbreaking commercial contract to deliver the world’s first nuclear fuel reload with uranium-235 enrichment above the industry standard of 5 wt% to a U.S. nuclear reactor in operation. This landmark agreement represents a major advancement for the global nuclear industry, enabling the first reactor in operation to extend its cycle lengths …