MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY …
Uranium fund Yellow Cake said on Monday the U.S. decision to not implement fresh trade restrictions on the metal’s import was likely to help long-term prices and bring production to a more normal level. An investigation by the U.S. Commerce Department into uranium imports had constricted the uranium market and caused uncertainty in the past …
The United States plans to extend the lifespans of existing nuclear reactors and support new technologies as it seeks to revive an industry seen as crucial to its energy security, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette told an International Energy Agency conference on nuclear and hydrogen in …
President Donald Trump has found a trade fight he doesn’t like. After disrupting global markets by imposing tariffs on steel, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods and even washing machines and solar panels, Trump has decided against putting a cap on uranium imports, at least for now. His decision came in a …
Australia’s $411 million uranium export industry to the US has dodged a bullet with Donald Trump set to reject calls from local mining companies and some Republicans for a 25 per cent “buy America” domestic quota. In a big win for lobbying efforts supported by Australia, it is understood Mr Trump will announce shortly that …
Turkey and China are increasing their energy cooperation through a range of projects, Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez told Anadolu Agency (AA) yesterday. Dönmez explained that in recent years Turkey and China made important energy investments, with one of the major projects being a nuclear power plant that has seen the undertaking …
A petition to limit imports of uranium in the US as a matter of national security has left the industry divided. While it may benefit local miners, nuclear companies have warned it will drive up prices and cause more problems for an energy source already under threat from renewable competition. So is the proposal viable? …
The United Arab Emirates’ Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has officially certified Nawah Energy’s first group of operators for the Barakah nuclear power plant. Certification of operators is a key requirement for the issue of the plant’s operating licence. Certification of the 15 senior reactor operators and reactor operators, ensuring their competence to operate …
Moltex Energy USA LLC has been awarded USD2.55 million of US federal funding to develop technologies that will be capable of shortening Stable Salt Reactor (SSR) construction timelines to under three years. The funding, from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), will be used to develop composite structural technologies (COST) for …
Speaking to Mehr correspondent on Saturday, Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said “we have done nothing in violation of the JCPOA. It was the US which caused the increase in our enriched uranium stockpile by banning its exports.” “The US has also banned the export of Iran’s heavy …