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Sweden's Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari has announced the launch of an investigation to abolish the country's ban on uranium mining. The move was welcomed by Australia-based Aura Energy, which hopes to extract uranium as a by-product from its 100%-owned Häggån polymetallic project in Sweden.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Sweden-moves-to-lift-uranium-mining-ban
France and Kazakhstan have pledged cooperation on minerals and the nuclear fuel cycle, while in Uzbekistan there was agreement to raise the level of bilateral relations, during official visits by President Emmanuel Macron this week. The French president was accompanied by a large delegation including representatives from French industry.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 04 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Agreements,-declarations-mark-Macron-visits-to-Kaz
EU supply agency also warns of continued dependence on Moscow for VVER nuclear fuel
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/97-of-europe-s-natural-uranium-comes-from-overseas-but-russia-deliveries-fall-10-4-2023
Peter Kotin, President of Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom and US ConverDyn President Malcolm Critchley signed a confidentiality agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on uranium conversion during the recent 2023 World Nuclear Symposium in London. ConverDyn is a general partnership between the American multinational companies General Atomics and Honeywell, which provides uranium hexafluoride conversion (UF6) and related services to companies operating nuclear power plants in North America, Europe and Asia.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 16 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenergoatom-and-converdyn-sign-mou-on-uranium-conversion-11150491
Romainia’s nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) says it put into operation its Feldioara Branch during January-March as part of its strategy for development of an integrated nuclear fuel cycle.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsromania-launches-integrated-fuel-cycle-as-kazakhstan-delivers-uranium-10747766
“Uranium 2022: Resources, Production and Demand”, widely known as the Red Book, is the 29th edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and International Atomic Energy Agency's biennial report. The 568-page report presents the most recent review of world uranium market fundamentals and offers a statistical profile of the uranium industry. It includes 54 country reports on uranium exploration, resources, production and reactor-related requirements, 36 of which were prepared from officially reported government data and narratives, and 18 that were prepared by the NEA and IAEA secretariats.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 08 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsred-book-sees-modest-decrease-in-uranium-resources-but-expects-nuclear-capacity-to-increase-10741481
As the Western nuclear industry flounders, Russia’s Rosatom is building nuclear power plants (NPPs) on time and under budget around the world, while selling uranium to the US, according to Professor Thane Gustafson. His article, on “The Devil’s Dance” substack blog, says Russia has world-beating nuclear power technology that is flourishing thanks to booming exports. The article, originally released in May, has now been reproduced in several other publications and a link provided on Gustafson’s Twitter page.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 19 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-professor-thane-gustafson-russias-nuclear-industry-is-unique-10525064
Cameco Corporation and Brookfield Renewable Partners, together with its institutional partners (the consortium), are forming a strategic partnership to acquire Westinghouse Electric Company. Brookfield Renewable, with its institutional partners, will own a 51% interest in Westinghouse and Cameco will own 49%.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 14 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscameco-and-brookfield-renewable-to-acquire-westinghouse-10084610
The IEA’s World Energy Investment report said global energy investment this year is projected to reach $2.4tn (€2.28tn), with the bulk going into renewables and grids.
However, almost half of the increase in capital spending is linked to higher costs due to supply chain pressures instead of bringing additional energy supply capacity or savings.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/global-clean-energy-investment-beats-pre-pandemic-levels-but-growth-insufficient-to-meet-climate-goals-6-4-2022
The World Nuclear Association (WNA) on 8 September launched the 2021 edition of The Nuclear Fuel Report, concluding that the positive trend in nuclear generating capacity projections that began in the previous (2019) report continues.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 10 September 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswna-nuclear-fuel-report-urges-uranium-development-9067794