A warning sign with the inscription “Radioactive” stands in unit 3 of the nuclear power plant. Russia, one of the largest users of nuclear energy, wants to significantly increase its capacity. Stefan Sauer/dpa Russia, one of the largest users of nuclear energy, wants to significantly increase its capacity. President Vladimir Putin has set a target …
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has finalized a new long-term agreement to supply natural uranium hexafluoride (UF6) to Slovenské elektrárne (SE) for use in its nuclear power plants in Slovakia. This agreement, which consists of uranium and conversion services, is expected to provide a diversified and secure source of natural UF6 for SE through 2036. The …
EnCore Energy’s Alta Mesa facility in southern Texas. Credit: enCore Energy. Decades after the United States’ large-scale uranium mining industry mushroomed in Utah and New Mexico in the 1950s, the industry is returning to its Southwest roots in a revival spurred by economic and political currents. Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah are seeing the …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She said the single energy market would be completed and pointed out that clean homegrown energy is a tool to lower energy prices. Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union’s greatest asset is …
Small modular reactors at Ontario’s Darlington nuclear power plant are on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s fast-track list of “nation-building” projects, along with other projects he argued are needed to diversify trade and strengthen a Canadian economy bruised and battered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war. Small modular reactors at Ontario’s Darlington nuclear power plant …
With new gas-fired generation expected, Entergy faces challenges in meeting its 50% carbon reduction goal for 2030, CEO Drew Marsh said Entergy expects its electric sales will grow by about 13% per year for the next few years, driven by data centers coming online in its service territory, Drew Marsh, Entergy chairman and CEO, said Wednesday …
The first two units of the new Kursk NPP-2 are scheduled to start operating before 2027, which will replace decommissioned power units No. 1 and No. 2 of the current plant, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. “Innovative reactors with improved technical and economic indicators have been developed, equipped with the latest safety systems. …
GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV: GXU) (OTCQB: GVXXF) (“GoviEx“) and its wholly-owned subsidiary GoviEx Niger Holdings Ltd. (together, the “Companies“) are pleased to announce that they have agreed with the Republic of Niger (together, the “Parties“), to extend the pause in the ongoing arbitration proceedings under the ICSID Convention for a further six months. This extension builds on the …
Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan speaks during a press briefing in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. (Ministry of Environment) Kim says he wouldn’t want to be environment minister if it meant leading a nuclear phase-out South Korea’s Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan on Tuesday said nuclear power would remain in Korea’s energy mix while the country works to rapidly …
Holtec, the company decommissioning the plant, says it would need state and federal backing to rebuild the plant. Five years after Indian Point started shutting down, the company charged with dismantling the nuclear plant says it could still be restarted — at an estimated cost of $10 billion. “I’m getting so many people asking me …