T. NXE: Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for the PEA on the Arrow Deposit, Rook I Project 

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VANCOUVER, Sept. 15, 2017 /CNW/ – NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX:NXE, NYSE MKT:NXE) is pleased to announce that it has filed a technical report on the Arrow Deposit, Rook I Project (the “Technical Report“) pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” (“NI 43-101“). The Technical Report supports the disclosure made by the …

TEPCO gets OK to restart Niigata reactors, with conditions

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The nation’s nuclear watchdog gave conditional approval Sept. 13 to Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s application to resume operations of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. It marks the first time that reactors operated by TEPCO, which manages the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, have passed more stringent reactor regulations imposed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority after …

Japan Commission Supports Nuclear Power Despite Fukushima

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Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission has issued a report calling for nuclear power to remain a key component of the country’s energy mix despite broad public support for a less nuclear-reliant society. By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission called Thursday for nuclear power to remain a …

China National Nuclear Power plans to establish traveling-wave reactor company

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China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd (CNNP), a unit of one of the country’s three largest State-owned nuclear operators, has announced plans to establish a Hebei-based company to promote the development of traveling-wave reactor, or TWR, technology. The move will be carried out in partnership with Huadian Fuxin Energy Limited Company, Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co Ltd, …

Energy Fuels says it could triple US uranium production if prices increase

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Energy Fuels, a leading US producer of uranium, expects to be the country’s top producer at about 650,000 lb in 2017 and could triple its annual output if prices rose from the current $20/lb, a company official said Monday. In comments webcast on the company’s website Monday afternoon, Curtis Moore, vice president of markets and …

T.UEX: Ōrora Zone Strike Extended to 150

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UEX Corporation (UEX:TSX) (“UEX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of the summer drilling program at the Christie Lake Project. The summer program’s main goal was to expand the high-grade Ōrora Deposit, discovered during the winter 2017 exploration campaign. Highlights from the winter discovery program included hole CB-109, which intersected 22.81% U3O8 over 8.6 …

Japan eyes restarting Genkai nuclear reactors next year

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FUKUOKA – Kyushu Electric Power Co. is planning to restart two nuclear reactors at its Genkai power plant in Saga Prefecture next year, the utility’s president said Tuesday. The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors are tentatively scheduled for January and March restarts, respectively, and would bring the number of the utilities’ reactors back online to four, …