V.PLU expands Environmental Baseline Study to include Falchani Lithium Discovery area

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Plateau Energy Metals Inc. (“Plateau” “PLU” or the “Company“)(TSX VENTURE:PLU)(FRANKFURT:QG1)(OTCQB:PLUUF), a lithium and uranium exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the inclusion of the new Falchani Lithium discovery area into the on-going, now expanded, Environmental Baseline Study for the Macusani lithium and uranium projects in southeastern Peru. The expanded baseline study has been …

Rosatom: How the World’s First Generation 3+ Nuclear Power Plant Is Changing Lives Through Technology

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Dr. Yousry Abu Shady As Egypt is standing on the verge of starting the construction of its first nuclear power plant at El Dabaa, it is becoming obvious that the country and the Matrouh province, where the plant will be located are in more a much more profound and far-reaching transformation than just the energy …

Scaling back of French reactor a blow for nuke fuel reprocessing

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Japan’s hopes of keeping its nuclear fuel recycling program alive faces another major obstacle with signs from France that a reactor project there will be scaled back because of swelling construction costs. After the nuclear fuel recycling program suffered a heavy blow with the decision in late 2016 to decommission the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, …

Uranium: Interest is building

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The spot uranium price ticked up again last week and growing 2019 demand suggests further upside. In this wire, Greg Peel discusses improving prices, the US conundrum, and new reactors for Japan. Improving prices Following the prior week’s spurt of activity and breakout 5% price jump, the uranium spot market was again busy last week …

Framatome to design fuel for EDF using reprocessed uranium

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French reactor firm Framatome has entered a deal to design, manufacture and supply fuel assemblies made from enriched reprocessed uranium (ERU) to utility firm EDF between 2023 and 2032. Framatome has noted that the collaboration is subject to administrative and regulatory authorisations.  The reactor firm is to fabricate the fuel assemblies at its facility in …

Russian Rosatom may build low-power nuclear reactor in Jordan

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Jordan’s Atomic Energy Commission and Rusatom Overseas (Russian Rosatom corporation) signed an agreement, according to which a project for the construction of a Russian-design small modular reactor will be built in Jordan. As RNS reports on Monday citing Rosatom’s message, the agreement envisages conducting the project’s feasibility study and allows the parties to benefit from the cooperation …

Nigeria: Crossing the T’s Ahead of Nigeria’s First Nuclear Power Plant

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The proposed plan by the Federal Government to construct a nuclear power plant by mid 2020 would offer Nigerians a cheaper and stable source of electricity pricing, in the long run, borne out of lower operating costs. This was disclosed by the Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Viktor Polikarpov, …