BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Russian company Rosatom’s 12.5 billion euro (11.25 billion pounds) project to build two nuclear reactors in Hungary has been delayed by at least a year, Hungarian authorities said. Hungarian minister Janos Suli told a conference on Thursday that the Paks nuclear project would be delayed by 22 months because of European Union …
Georgia Power on Friday touted continued progress continues at the Vogtle nuclear expansion site near Waynesboro, Georgia with recent latest milestones achieved over the past week including a 71-hour continues concrete pour the company deemed a “super placement.” Workers on site also managed the latest heavy lift at the site involving the placement of a 237-ton CA03 …
Unit 3 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province today attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The Russian-supplied VVER-1000 is scheduled to enter commercial operation next year. Following approval to load fuel into the unit by China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration on 9 August, the process to load a …
PERTH, Australia, Oct. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bannerman Resources Limited (ASX:BMN) (NSX:BMN) (“Bannerman” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a Mineral Deposit Retention Licence with a five year extendable term (Retention Licence) over Bannerman’s 95% owned Etango Uranium Project. Bannerman’s Chief Executive Officer, …
VANCOUVER, Oct. 2, 2017 /CNW/ – NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX:NXE, NYSE:NXE) is pleased to report radioactivity results for 22 holes as part of the on-going summer drilling program on our 100% owned, Rook I property, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. An additional diamond drill rig was brought into operation to assess the recently discovered South Arrow zone, which is …
At its regular meeting on September 27, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan approved draft review reports concerning the Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6 and -7 Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs, ABWRs, 1356MWe each) owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) in Niigata Prefecture. The power company is working toward the restart of the reactors It was …
The Egyptian presidency has studied the possibility of signing the contracts for Dabaa nuclear power plant along with the opening ceremony of opening new Alamein city in October 2017, anonymous sources in the Egyptian government said on Wednesday. The sources added that the ministries of Housing and Investment will celebrate with the 75th anniversary of …
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Sept. 29, 2017) – Plateau Uranium Inc. (“Plateau Uranium” or the “Company”) (PLU)(otcqb:PLUUF)(frankfurt:QG1) announced today that it intends to proceed with a non-brokered private placement of units (“Units”) to raise gross proceeds of up to C$1,800,000 (subject to the right to increase the size of the financing if demand is sufficient) (the “Financing”). …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, Ontario – September 28, 2017 – Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Purepoint”) (TSX:PTU.V) today provided an update on their Hook Lake project drill plans for the remainder of 2017. Residing within the Patterson Uranium District, the Hook Lake JV is a project owned jointly by Cameco Corp. (39.5%), AREVA …
FUKUI – The Fukui Prefectural Assembly effectively gave its green light on Thursday to the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear power plant. By a majority vote at a plenary meeting, the assembly adopted an opinion paper which implicitly assumes the reactors will restart. The final …
