Russia Begins Delivery of Equipment for Unit-3 of India’s Kudankulam NPP

Atomenergomash — a division of Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM — has shipped out the first batch of equipment for the construction of the turbine for the third unit of India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plan (NPP) on March 13. The company said that two high-pressure heaters of a total requirement of four will be delivered to India …

Plateau Uranium Announces Name Change

Plateau Uranium Inc. (“Plateau Uranium” or the “Company“) (TSX VENTURE:PLU) (FRANKFURT:QG1) (OTCQB:PLUUF), a lithium and uranium development company, announced today that it has changed its name to “Plateau Energy Metals Inc.” to better reflect the activities of the Company and its mineral diversification. The common shares of the Company will commence trading under the new …

Russia brings Chinese funding into uranium mining

Russia has opened its uranium mining industry to foreign investment with an agreement signed yesterday between the Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development (RCIF), ARMZ Uranium Holding, and Priargunsky Industrial Mining and Chemical Union (PIMCU). ARMZ and PIMCU are subsidiaries of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The three parties to the agreement will work on …

TEPCO seeks early talks on joint N-plant biz

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. intends to start at an early date business collaboration discussions with other companies for its Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, TEPCO President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said in a recent interview. “We hope that companies will sit at the negotiating table as early as possible to sort …

Sudan plans to sign memorandum with Russia on construction of nuclear power plant

Sudan plans to sign a memorandum with Russia on the construction of a nuclear power plant, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said on Monday, citing an official from the ministry of water resources, irrigation and electricity. Sudanese Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity Mutaz Mohamed Musa Salim set off for a visit to Moscow on …

Fission Hits Three New High-Grade Holes at R1515W

KELOWNA, British Columbia, March 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FISSION URANIUM CORP.(“Fission” or “the Company“) (TSX:FCU) (OTCQX:FCUUF) (FRANKFURT:2FU) is pleased to announce results from its final four Winter drill holes on the R1515W zone, at its’ PLS property, in Canada\’s Athabasca Basin region. All four holes have hit mineralization, with three intercepting high-grade radioactivity. The shallow depth, R1515W is the …

U.S. Miners Seek Reversal of Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. mining industry asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn an Obama-era rule that prohibits the mining of uranium on public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park. The National Mining Association (NMA) and the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) filed petitions asking the court to reverse …