Shikoku Electric Power Enjoys Increased Revenues after Ikata-3 Restart

On January 30, Japan’s Shikoku Electric Power Co. released its consolidated accounts for the third quarter of FY2017 (April 2017 to March 2018). Partly due to increased quantities of electric power sold to other power utilities thanks to the resumption of operations at its Ikata-3 Nuclear Power Plant (PWR, 890MWe), the company’s operating revenues were …

T.FCU: Drills Now Turning at PLS; Focus on Growing R1515W Zone and Pre-Feasibility Work

Fission Uranium Corp. has commenced its 2018 winter field program at the Patterson Lake South property, with drill rigs in full operation. Program focus Growing the high-grade, near-surface, land-based R1515W zone: Eight holes (2,720 metres) will focus on further expansion of the recently discovered, high-grade, shallow and land-based R1515W zone: The land-based R1515W zone is …

‘Buy America’ uranium petition prompts fuel buyers to re-examine sourcing

A petition filed by two US uranium-producing companies that asks the Trump administration to require that 25% of US reactor operator uranium requirements be met with domestically sourced material will prompt many US nuclear fleet fuel buyers to re-examine their near- and long-term uranium sourcing strategies, an industry consultant said in a January 29 interview. …

What to Expect From Cameco Corporation in 2018

Before you bet on Cameco stock for 2018, read this. Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) is well versed in challenges. The going, after all, has been anything but smooth for the world’s largest uranium producer, after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011 that overturned the uranium industry’s exponential growth prospects overnight. From a shareholder point of …