First criticality achieved at Fuqing 4

Unit 4 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province achieved a sustained chain reaction for the first time on 16 July, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced yesterday. The unit is expected to enter commercial operation later this year. Operators in Fuqing 4’s control room (Image: CNNC)Following inspections of the unit, China’s …

CNNC’s new reactor set to go into global market

China National Nuclear Corp, one of the country’s largest nuclear companies, is one step closer to exporting its high-temperature gas cooled reactor projects to countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with its HTGR fuel assembly line entering mass production. The world’s first production line for HTGR fuel elements started mass production on …

Scientists looking to explain Saskatchewan’s rich uranium deposits

Sprawling across northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Athabasca Basin is home to some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, which were discovered in the 1940s and mined since the late 1960s. What is less clear, however — and what Geological Survey of Canada geophysicist Vicki Tschirhart hopes to discover this summer — is the western …

Anfield Resources Inc. Announces Closing of $3.1 Million Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – July 17, 2017) – Anfield Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ARY) (FRANKFURT: 0AD) (OTCQB: ANLDF)(“Anfield” or “the Company”) wishes to announce that it has received conditional acceptance from the TSXV for 52,124,349 Units at $0.06, for a total equity raise of $3,127,461. The Units consist of one common share and a one share purchase warrant, with each warrant exercisable …

India must achieve the target of 63 GW nuclear-installed capacity by 2032

  In 2015, India communicated its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) for the period 2021-30 consisting of eight elements. Of these, two have a direct relationship with nuclear energy: to achieve about 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from nonfossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030, and to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by …

India must achieve the target of 63 GW nuclear-installed capacity by 2032

  In 2015, India communicated its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) for the period 2021-30 consisting of eight elements. Of these, two have a direct relationship with nuclear energy: to achieve about 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from nonfossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030, and to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by …

Ur-Energy Provides 2017 Q2 Operational Results

LITTLETON, Colo., July 13, 2017 /CNW/ — Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT:URG, TSX:URE) (the “Company” or “Ur-Energy”) is pleased to provide the following operational results for second quarter 2017. Highlights Lost Creek Operations Units 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 YTD U3O8 Captured (‘000 lbs) 79.3 65.3 144.6 U3O8 Dried & Drummed (‘000 lbs) 74.4 70.8 145.2 U3O8 Sold (produced) (‘000 lbs) 50.0 …