The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) has decided in the first instance on the proposals of the companies Électricité de France and Westinghouse Electric Company LLC against the procedure of the contracting authority Elektrárna Dukovany II in the tender for the construction of a new nuclear power plant. …
Premier Cho Jung-tai, left, and Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo report to the legislature in Taipei yesterday. The government would keep an open mind about nuclear energy if issues of safety, effective radioactive waste disposal and public trust can be resolved, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday. During a briefing at the legislature on …
A special governmental commission for the construction of a nuclear power plant is set to be established in Kazakhstan, Energy Minister Almassadam Satkaliyev said, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports. A special governmental commission is to be established to launch an open competitive dialogue among all participants of the competition process. Preliminary consultations have already begun. …
Lim Seung-cheol, secretary general of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC), speaks in an interview with Yonhap News Agency at the NSSC headquarters in central Seoul on Oct. 22, 2024, in this photo provided by his office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) South Korea’s nuclear safety agency will work to “swiftly” devise safety regulations …
Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”) (TSX: GLO, FRANKFURT: G12) is pleased to provide an update on its Dasa Project in the Republic of Niger. Dasa is the highest-grade uranium deposit in Africa surpassed only by grades found in Canada’s Athabasca Basin and is scheduled to achieve commercial production in early 2026. PROJECT FINANCING As indicated by …
A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the first time since the disaster after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions. The No. …
Japan is entering a period of political uncertainty following an Oct. 27 election where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner lost their majority in parliament for the first time since a vote in 2009. The yen tumbled to a three-month low in the immediate aftermath as investors braced for a weaker administration. …
The No. 2 reactor, front center, at the Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue on April 12 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Chugoku Electric Power Co. announced on Oct. 28 that it has begun loading nuclear fuel into the No. 2 reactor of Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue ahead of its planned restart later this …
Uranium Price Recovery: The uranium spot price regained momentum, rising 3.78% in September 2024, and uranium miners posted significant gains in September, with junior miners gaining 15.96%. Nuclear Energy Support from Big Tech: Major tech companies, including Microsoft, Google and Amazon, are investing in nuclear energy, including Microsoft’s deal to restart the Three Mile Island reactor, to …
A nuclear power reactor in northeastern Japan is set to be reactivated Tuesday, amid mixed feelings among local residents. The No. 2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture will be the first reactor going back online in eastern Japan since the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami, which …
