Nuclear power and the energy transition in Bulgaria

Brussels’ wish for ​​a relatively rapid decommissioning of the coal-fired power plants of European Union Member States has the potential to create huge imbalances in Bulgaria’s electricity system, writes Borislav Boev, a PhD student at D A Tsenov Academy of Economics.   “Over the last few years. the EU has made significant efforts to develop energy …

Byron nuclear plant, facing 2021 closure, getting refueling outage in October

Exelon Corp. is taking its Byron Unit 2 nuclear station offline for a nearly three-week planned outage to refuel. The 33-year-old Unit 2 is being taken offline early in October for 19 days of maintenance, refueling and upgrades. The workforce employed on the project includes 700 employees of owner Exelon as well as 1,200 additional …

Cameco Provides Updated Date for Q3 Results and Conference Call

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 24, 2020 Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) will issue its third quarter results before markets open on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Cameco invites investors and the media to join its third quarter conference call with the company’s senior executives on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern. Cameco will discuss …

Uranium Participation Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended August 31, 2020

TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – Uranium Participation Corporation (‘UPC’ or the ‘Corporation’) today filed its Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion & Analysis (‘MD&A’) for the periods ended August 31, 2020.  Both documents can be found on the Company’s website (www.uraniumparticipation.com) or on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).  The highlights provided below are derived from these documents and should be …

Cameco Investor Webcast Advisory

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 22, 2020 Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced today that Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Grant Isaac, will be speaking at the TD Securities Virtual Uranium Roundtable being held on October 1, 2020. The presentation will occur on Thursday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. EST and will be available by …

Plateau Energy Metals Provides Peru and Corporate Update

TORONTO, ONTARIO, September 18, 2020 – Plateau Energy Metals Inc. (“Plateau” or the “Company”)  (TSX-V: PLU | OTCQB: PLUUF) is pleased to provide an update on recent initiatives and activities. Highlights: Falchani Lithium Chemical Project desktop work for project optimization programs in progress: Lithium chemical product flexibility to evaluate lithium hydroxide and lithium sulphate from …

IsoEnergy Drills 12.8% U3O8 over 9.0m in Drill Hole LE20-54 and Expands Hurricane Zone to the South with Two Strongly Mineralized Holes

High-Grade Uranium Mineralization Continues to Expand and Remains Open to the South and Along Strike to the East for 200m Vancouver, BC, September 17, 2020 – IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ISO; OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report additional intersections of strong radioactivity and initial chemical assays from the on-going summer drilling program …

TerraPower and Centrus team up for HALEU production

TerraPower has announced plans to team with nuclear fuel and services provider Centrus Energy to establish commercial-scale, domestic production capabilities for high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). This, it says, will be needed to fuel many next-generation reactor designs, including the recently announced Natrium Power Storage System designed by TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Existing reactors …