America’s newest nuclear reactor resumed power generation Tuesday following more than four months of repairs to fix a ruptured condenser that idled the $5 billion unit only five months after it first started producing electricity. TVA President Bill Johnson said Tuesday that the Unit 2 reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is back on …
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “Today we have announced total cash returns to shareholders of $3 billion. By driving performance, focusing on cash and allocating it with discipline we are delivering superior cash returns to our shareholders. “These are strong results: operating cash flow was $6.3 billion and we met our $2 billion cash …
South Carolina’s leading power utility decided Monday to cease construction at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station’s two reactors after spending nearly $5 billion on the project. Santee Cooper’s board of directors approved the plan to stop construction of reactor units 2 and 3. The facility represented another blow for the nuclear power industry, which has …
Denison Reports High-Grade Uranium Discovery on the Waterbury Lake Property TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Aug. 1, 2017) – Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (TSX:DML)(NYSE MKT:DNN)(NYSE American:DNN) is pleased to report a new high-grade uranium intersection in basement rocks from the first hole completed as part of the summer 2017 drilling program at the Waterbury Lake …
Purepoint Uranium Reports McArthur East Gravity Survey Returns Anomaly Over Primary Exploration Target TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Aug. 1, 2017) – Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Purepoint“) (TSX VENTURE:PTU) today reported the results of a ground gravity survey conducted at its 100% owned McArthur East project in the eastern area of Canada’s Athabasca Basin in …
EPA.AREVA: New AREVA has signed a contract with Japan’s NFI (Nuclear Fuel Industries) for the fabrication of 32 MOX* fuel assemblies for the Takahama 3 and 4 reactors operated by Kansaï Electric. The supply of MOX fuel assemblies for Kansaï is a follow-up to agreements signed with Japanese utilities from 1975 onwards for the treatment …
China and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate in uranium exploration and mining. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said it had signed a framework agreement with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission yesterday for technical cooperation in the exploration and development of uranium resources. China signed a similar agreement with Saudi Arabia earlier this year. Under the new agreement, …
Fission Hits Widest Mineralization to Date Outside of the R780E Zone with 1.5km Step Out from Triple R Deposit Hole PLS17-564 in R1515W Zone intersects 135.5m of total comp mineralization, including 8.25m total comp >10,000 cps and multiple intervals of >65,535 cps KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – July 31, 2017) – FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX:FCU)(OTCQX:FCUUF)(FRANKFURT:2FU)(“Fission” or “the …
NexGen Announces Maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Arrow Deposit VANCOUVER, July 31, 2017 /CNW/ – NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company“) (TSX:NXE, NYSE: NXE) is pleased to announce the positive results of its independent maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA“) of the basement-hosted Arrow Deposit, located on the Company’s 100% owned Rook I project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. The maiden PEA …
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO–(Marketwired – July 28, 2017) – AZARGA URANIUM CORP. (TSX:AZZ)(FRANKFURT:P8AA)(OTC PINK:PWURF) (“Azarga Uranium” or the “Company”) has closed a non-brokered private placement of $1.14 million through the issuance of 4,391,938 units (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.26 per Unit (the “Financing”). Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a …