Bulgaria may launch a tender to choose a strategic investor for its Belene nuclear power project by the end of the year if the parliament gives its approval to the plan, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on Friday. The Balkan country lifted a six-year ban on a 2,000 megawatt (MW) plant at Belene in June …
A court in Japan on Friday paved the way for Shikoku Electric Power Co to restart its only operable nuclear reactor, rejecting a lawsuit from residents to close the unit. The decision allows the company to restart its Ikata No. 3 reactor on Saturday, after the Hiroshima High Court, in late September, lifted an injunction …
EDF pioneered an energy revolution back in the ’70s and ’80s. It could do so again if the French state pursues a carve-out of its atomic assets. So daunting is the challenge of overhauling the global energy system to prevent further catastrophic climate change, that just thinking about it feels paralyzing. It’s been done before though, …
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is considering liquidating its British nuclear unit NuGen, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, leaving Britain to seek alternatives for a project that was meant to provide 7 percent of the country’s electricity. The move comes as Toshiba believes talks to sell the unit have dragged on …
ValOre Metals Corporation (TSX-V: VO) (“ValOre” or the “Company”) announces that it intends to proceed with a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”). The full amount of the Rights Offering is expected to be C$2.45 million, and a standby guarantee, to be provided by Mr. James Paterson (the “Lender”), the Chief Executive Officer, a director and …
Ur‐Energy Inc. (NYSE American:URG) (TSX: URE) (“Ur‐Energy” or the “Company”) has filed the Company’s Form 10‐Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml and Canadian securities authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Ur-Energy Chair and CEO, Jeffrey Klenda said, “Our strategy to limit development and supplement production with cost effective purchases …
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) received notification that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has filed an appeal with the Federal Court of Appeal regarding the Tax Court of Canada (Tax Court) decision of September 26, 2018 which found in favour of Cameco for tax years 2003, 2005 and 2006. “We are disappointed that the CRA …
The French government will decide on whether or not to build a new generation of EPR reactors between 2021 and 2025, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported on Friday, citing a working document. France’s nuclear industry could be asked to draw an “industrial plan” by mid-2021 that would guarantee future EPR reactors are able to produce …
French utility EDF said on Thursday that electricity generation at its 3,600 megawatts (MW) Tricastin nuclear plant could be restricted from Oct. 27 due to the forecast flow rate of the Rhone river where it draws water to cool the reactors. The Tricastin plant in the southeast of France has four 900 megawatt reactors. Low …
Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will scrap the idled No. 1 unit at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, more than 30 years after it started operations. The company cited difficulties in taking additional safety measures as well as the relatively small output of the reactor that made it unprofitable. Tohoku …
