Japan’s Energy Supply and Demand in Fiscal 2019 Shows CO2 Emissions Down for Sixth Year in a Row

On November 18, the Agency for Natural Resources & Energy (ANRE), under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), announced results for Japan’s energy supply and demand in fiscal 2019 (preliminary report), which ended on March 31, 2020. Final energy consumption was 12,959 petajoules (PJ), down 2.0 percent from the previous year. The total …

Can 3D printing build a better, cheaper reactor faster?

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A 3D-printed nuclear reactor, if built and demonstrated, could open a path to advanced commercial nuclear power stations that produce carbon-free electricity at a cost competitive with natural gas turbine power plants. That’s the hope of Kurt Terrani, director of the Transformational Challenge Reactor Demonstration Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. …

V.PTU: CRUX Investor interview with Chris Frostad, President & CEO of Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSX-V:PTU)

Another Athabasca Basin uranium junior readying themselves for this cycle. Purepoint has been around before the last cycle and has survived the market malaise of the last 10 years. We discuss his views on the macro in that time and his hopes for 2021. There is pragmatism and caution to Frostad’s approach. He is keen …

Canada, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation One Step Closer to Constructing World’s First Micro Modular Reactor with Signing of Project Host Agreement

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) continues to make progress towards deployment of its first micro modular reactor (MMRTM) with the signing of the Project Host Agreement for the company’s initial deployment site in Canada. Global First Power (GFP) Ltd., the joint venture between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear, has signed a …

T.FCU to expand operations team and prepare for feasibility study

FISSION URANIUM CORP. (“Fission” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update including upcoming development plans for its PLS project in Canada’s Athabasca Basin. Following the Company’s recent change of management (see news release dated September 8, 2020 ), Fission has successfully strengthened its books with the closing of a $17.07M financing, and is …

Turkey grants construction license for Akkuyu NPP’s 3rd unit

A construction license has been granted for the third unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), according to Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry. The ministry announced on Twitter Tuesday that the first reactor of the plant would be operational by 2023. “Our energy portfolio will be further diversified with a new energy source,” the …