China looks to nuclear option to ease winter heating woes

China tests “Yanlong” dedicated nuclear reactor Each 400-MW unit can heat 200,000 homes Hurdles remain: money, approvals, public safety anxiety Potential to help north shift away from polluting coal With its smog-prone north desperate to slash coal consumption, Chinais looking to deploy nuclear power to provide reliable winter heating, raising public safety concerns — though developers …

UAE’s first nuclear power plant marks ‘significant milestone’ in construction

The UAE’s first nuclear power plant has announced that the final two of its four reactors are now connected to the country’s electricity grid. The development is described as a “significant milestone” by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ahead of the nuclear plant’s activation expected later this year. The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant will have four …

T.DML: Announces Stantec & ENGCOMP to Lead Pre-Feasibility Study and Provides Update on Status of Gryphon Resource Estimate

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan. 4, 2018) – Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (TSX:DML)(NYSE MKT:DNN)(NYSE American:DNN) is pleased to announce that it has retained Stantec Consulting Inc. (“Stantec”) and ENGCOMP Engineering and Computing Professionals Inc. (“ENGCOMP”) to lead and author the Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) for the Wheeler River project, which is the largest undeveloped high-grade …

T.FCU: Hits One of the Strongest Holes to Date at PLS

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Jan. 3, 2017) – FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX:FCU)(OTCQX:FCUUF)(FRANKFURT:2FU) (“Fission” or “the Company“) is pleased to announce the remaining assay results from its summer 2017 program at its’ PLS property in Canada’s Athabasca Basin region. The final three holes to report targeted the shallow, high-grade R780E zone as part of a metallurgical study for use …

CGN Power’s latest project delay deals another blow to China’s nuclear energy ambition 

The latest commissioning delay at CGN Power’s nuclear project in Taishan, in Guangdong province – the third in two years – will lead to a further deferral of 5 billion yuan (US$770 million) in annual revenues and potentially more cost overruns, according to ratings agency Moody’s. The delay is another setback for China’s ambitious development …

Nuclear reactor to shut down amid Germany′s atomic phase-out 

One of the reactors at the Grundremmingen plant has been switched off as part of Germany’s plan to scale back nuclear power. The power station was the site of Germany’s first fatal nuclear power plant accident. A southern German nuclear reactor was taken offline on Sunday afternoon after 33 years in operation, the plant confirmed. German …

Russia, Uzbekistan Sign Nuclear-Cooperation Agreement

Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and Uzbekistan have signed a nuclear-cooperation agreement that Rosatom says will pave the way for bilateral cooperation “in many aspects of civil nuclear energy.” Rosatom said the agreement was signed on December 29 by its Director-General Aleksei Likhachyov and Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Nodir Otajonov. “The collaboration could include …