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Niger minister visits Dasa uranium project

2024-05-07 17:07:49

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#^Niger minister visits Dasa uranium project

Niger's Mines Minister Ousmane Abarchi took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the processing plant at Global Atomic Corporation's site, and expressed the government's support for the project when he visited the mine on 3 May.

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Clean-up completed of pioneering ORNL site reactor

2024-05-07 16:29:02

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#^Clean-up completed of pioneering ORNL site reactor

The Low Intensity Test Reactor, known as Building 3005, was built in 1949 as a criticality testing facility that used highly enriched fuel with water as a coolant, and operated until 1968 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA.

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CPS Energy increases ownership of South Texas Project

2024-05-07 15:58:30

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#^CPS Energy increases ownership of South Texas Project

CPS Energy has agreed to acquire an additional 2% ownership of the South Texas Project from Constellation and has entered a long-term power purchase agreement for 200 MWe of capacity following the resolution of disputes over Constellation's 2023 acquisition of NRG Energy's share of the two-unit nuclear power plant.

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Nuclear site licence issued for UK's Sizewell C site

2024-05-07 12:04:02

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#^Nuclear site licence issued for UK's Sizewell C site

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted a nuclear site licence for the Sizewell C site in eastern England, where the plan is to replicate the Hinkley Point C model of a nuclear power plant featuring two EPRs.

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WEC panelists welcome growth in support for nuclear power

2024-05-03 21:58:22

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#^WEC panelists welcome growth in support for nuclear power

The public and political perception of nuclear energy has significantly improved over the past few years, speakers agreed in a panel session during the recent World Energy Congress 2024.

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Tackling microplastics in Antarctica using nuclear tech - Chile and IAEA sign MoU

2024-05-03 15:22:55

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#^Tackling microplastics in Antarctica using nuclear tech - Chile and IAEA sign MoU

The International Atomic Energy Agency's NUTEC Plastics initiative uses nuclear and isotopic techniques to produce data on marine microplastics distribution and fight plastic pollution - it is one of the areas covered by Chile's new memorandum of understanding with the agency.

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Former Canadian uranium mine site returned to province

2024-05-03 14:22:01

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#^Former Canadian uranium mine site returned to province

The Province of Saskatchewan has released the former Cluff Lake uranium mine and mill site from decommissioning approvals and its associated surface lease, Orano Canada Inc has announced. The area now has unrestricted public access.

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Alberta, Saskatchewan to cooperate on nuclear energy

2024-05-03 11:56:30

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#^Alberta, Saskatchewan to cooperate on nuclear energy

The governments of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the development of nuclear power generation in support of both provinces' need for affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity grids by 2050.

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Kazatomprom issues quarterly update

2024-05-03 01:36:46

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#^Kazatomprom issues quarterly update

The Kazakh national atomic company's first quarter uranium production saw a slight year-on-year increase but its guidance metrics remain unchanged. Kazatomprom's first quarter trading announcement also included an update on plans for a new sulphuric acid plant.

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Akkuyu nuclear plant's first airlock gateway installed

2024-05-02 17:03:07

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#^Akkuyu nuclear plant's first airlock gateway installed

The 7-metre diameter and 14-metre-long cylindrical chamber has an airlock system allowing the moving of material or equipment into and out of the heart of the first unit at Turkey's new Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.

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