Constellation to invest $1.6 billion to restart dormant reactor as data-center power demand surges. The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania will invest $1.6 billion to revive it, agreeing to sell all the output to Microsoft Corp. as the tech titan seeks carbon-free electricity for data centers to power the artificial …
Japan may still be grappling with the far-reaching consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the politicians vying to be its next leader agree on one thing: the country needs more atomic power. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose its new chief next week, who will also become prime minister. Most of the …
New nuclear power plants in Georgia have helped flip the state’s power mix so that electricity from clean energy sources has exceeded fossil fuel electricity output for the first time. Georgia’s higher nuclear generation has in turn helped to slash the carbon intensity of power generation within the Southern Services power system, which produces electricity …
Leaders from the United States, Canada, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom, referred to as the Sapporo 5, released the following joint statement today on the margins of the 68th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria: Sapporo 5 Investments for Nuclear Fuel Security Recognizing the critical need for nuclear energy to achieve …
First assays from Long Pocket infill drilling return strong uranium mineralisation at shallow depths. Significant intersections include: LP24RC004 – 10m @ 606ppm U3O8 from 6m depth, including 2m @ 1,726ppm U3O8 from 11m LP24RC006 – 8m @ 1,770ppm U3O8 from 16m depth, including 4m @ 3,128ppm U3O8 from 17m. At Amphitheatre, drillholes display multiple zones of mineralisation and AMD011 shows mineralisation remains open to the south. Laramide Resources Ltd. (“Laramide” or the “Company”) (TSX: LAM) (ASX: …
U.S. production of uranium concentrate (U3O8) in the second quarter of 2024 totaled 97,709 pounds U3O8, an 18% increase from first quarter’s production of 82,533 pounds U3O8. This quarter’s total uranium production occurred at five facilities, four in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Ross CPP, Lost Creek Project, and Smith Ranch-Highland Operation) and one in …
Inspection of Palisades Containment Building dome and structural tendon system The Holtec Palisades team continues to build upon the momentum of recent progress at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. As reported in the August 29 issue of this bulletin, these advancements have included initial accreditation for our Operations and Maintenance & Technical training …
Rwanda is negotiating with Russia’s Rosatom regarding the establishment of a nuclear science and technology center and the potential construction of a low-power nuclear power plant. Russia’s new ambassador to Kigali Alexander Polyakov has announced this in an interview with TASS. “I hope the Rosatom delegation’s visit will take place soon, although the initial timing has …
The owners of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden have decided to begin a preliminary study on what measures can be taken to extend the operating life of unit 3 from 60 to 80 years. The boiling water reactor was commissioned in 1985, and its service life and production capacity were increased in 2009. …
The Govt has also approved an exemption to NPCIL to invest more than Rs.500 Cr. and exemption to NTPC to invest more than Rs. 5000 Cr. in a single JV/Subsidiary Company. The Government on September 11, 2024, accorded approval to the Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd. (ASHVINI), a Joint Venture (JV) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India …
