New nuclear power and new technologies to cut emissions across the economy could be rolled out under a new financing model and government investment to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector. The government today (23 July 2019) set out proposals to explore the use of the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) approach to attract significant private investment for future …
Yu Jianfeng, chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 22. On the same day, Yu also signed a cooperation agreement on building a center of finance and investment …
Last Tuesday, Cameco (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) celebrated U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision to execute no new exchange confinements on uranium imports under Section 232 tariffs and quotas. Until 2009, Canada was the world’s largest producer of uranium when Kazakhstan’s production surpassed Canada’s 22% market share. Today, Canada exports 85% of the $2 billion of Canadian produced uranium. …
FISSION URANIUM CORP.(“Fission” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its successful Prefeasibility Study (“PFS”) outlining a hybrid (open pit plus underground) mining option for the Triple R deposit on its’ Patterson Lake South (“PLS”) property, the Company has commenced a PFS to fully analyze an underground-only mining approach. With an estimated …
Saudi Arabia will be one of a handful of countries expected to receive state-of-the-art advanced nuclear reactors from China and Russia, according to a new report. The report, “Advancing Nuclear Innovation: Responding to Climate Change and Strengthening Global Security,” was commissioned by the Global Nexus Initiative. This is a project established by the Partnership for Global Security, a …
Tribeca Global Natural Resources Ltd. says President Donald Trump’s refusal to impose U.S. uranium production quotas has awoken institutional investors to uranium, thus removing the “handbrake” holding back investment in the sector for the past year. Defying a U.S. Commerce Department Section 232 investigation finding that uranium imports threaten national security, Trump refused the recommendation …
Enough communities in Utah and elsewhere have agreed to purchase nuclear power from a small modular reactor planned at the Idaho National Laboratory, triggering a next phase in its development. Participating members in the Carbon Free Power Project signed contracts that total more than 150 megawatts, which means there will be an increased focus on …
It’s been a long road back for uranium since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor melt-down in Japan and there could be further to travel despite a promising uptick in the price of the fuel after last week’s decision by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, to not ban imports of the material. Apart from safety considerations …
Further to its news release of April 8, 2019, GoviEx Uranium Inc. has, through its wholly owned subsidiary, GoviEx Niger Holdings Ltd., entered into definitive agreements with the Republic of Niger to finalize the commercial terms to progress GoviEx’s flagship Madaouela uranium project in Niger. “On behalf of all GoviEx stakeholders, we warmly welcome the …
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a reduction in the frequency and scope of inspections at the country’s more than 90 nuclear power units to help reduce costs and improve efficiency. In response, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said “smarter regulations” can help nuclear plant owners and operators allocate time and resources to …