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Toronto sees ‘win’ in first new foreign miner listing since 2022
Toronto sees ‘win’ in first new foreign miner listing since 2022
25th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Paladin Energy’s arrival in Canada marks the first time since 2022 that a large foreign mining company will list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which has seen new corporate listings slow... 


Rolls-Royce awarded grant by UK Space Agency to advance its space nuclear reactor project
24th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major propulsion and power (including nuclear power) systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that it has been awarded £4.8-million by the UK Space Agency, to further develop and... 


Coal heap
Speakers stress importance of coal as an energy source, warn of unfair pressure on developing countries
23rd July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With coal consumption having increased by 11% since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and the commodity being a mainstay for many countries’ energy mixes, including Australia and India,... 


Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
23rd July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom will replace its declining coal capacity with clean-energy options in line with country policy and the Just Energy Transition, Eskom GM for primary energy Dan Mashigo told participants at a... 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1. 


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Nuclear power plant project, Poland – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Polish Economic Institute is launching a research project to gauge the interest of all Polish companies in participating in the construction of the nuclear power plant. 


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Tiris uranium project, Mauritania – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Aura Energy has received the last outstanding material permit from the Mauritanian government to allow for the construction and operation of the project. 


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Small modular nuclear pilot plant, Finland
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will result in the construction of Finland’s first small modular reactor pilot plant. 


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Cape Town’s Atlantis SEZ aiming to become green-industry heartland
19th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

This month, July, will see the Greentech-focused Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) mark two milestones, namely the breaking of ground for the first new factory to be built there, and the start... 


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Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The installation of the containment prestressing system has been completed in the reactor building of Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant. 


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Cape Town’s Atlantis SEZ aiming to become green-industry heartland
19th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

This month, July, will see the Greentech-focused Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) mark two milestones, namely the breaking of ground for the first new factory to be built there, and the start... 


Paladin CEO Ian Purdy
Paladin Energy aims to crack uranium big league with Canadian takeover
18th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Paladin Energy’s top boss says its takeover of Fission Uranium Corp would make it the third-largest publicly traded uranium producer, offering investors an alternative in a sector dominated by two... 


Australia’s renewables drive backed by miners, environmentalists
Australia’s renewables drive backed by miners, environmentalists
18th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

A disparate group including Australian mining lobbyists and environmentalists have banded together to back the government’s renewable energy transition plan, after opposition lawmakers called for... 


Necsa welcomes regulatory approval for extending the life of Koeberg’s first nuclear reactor
17th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has welcomed the decision by the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) to authorise the extension of the operational life of the first reactor (known... 


Aura’s Tiris uranium project fully permitted for development, operation
15th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Aura Energy has received the last outstanding material permit to allow the construction and operation of the Tiris uranium project from the Mauritanian government. The company says the... 


Koeberg nuclear power station
Nuclear Regulator grants Eskom permission to extend life of Koeberg Unit 1 to July 2044
15th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1, but has deferred a decision on the nuclear power station’s Unit 2 until late 2025,... 


Nuclear industries association welcomes proposed new nuclear build programme
15th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) has “warmly” welcomed Energy and Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa‘s “significant” announcement that the country is close to... 


Namibian Ministry grants Madison a prospecting licence to expand its Khan mine development
12th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Uranium exploration company Madison Metals has reported that the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a licence for base and rare metals, industrial minerals, and nuclear fuels for... 


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New concrete fastener meets high-load demand
12th July 2024

Global fastener solutions manufacturer fischer India announced the launch of its pre-positioned undercut anchor, or FSU, which is a “ground-breaking addition” to fischer's line-up designed to meet... 


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Fastener group supports W Cape construction sector
12th July 2024

Fastener specialists Bolt and Engineering Distributors (B.E.D.) Group’s Cape Town branch is making a significant impact on major projects across the Western Cape, proving that even the smallest... 


Location map of the Honeymoon project
Honeymoon uranium mine restart project, Australia – update
12th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The commissioning and ramp-up are progressing to plan. 


BC Premier David Eby
British Columbia Premier walks tightrope between resource boom, green goals
9th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

British Columbia Premier David Eby sees a way for his province to exploit its abundant resources and proximity to Asia — without sacrificing environmental pledges core to his political platform.... 


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Loviisa nuclear power plant modernisation, Finland
5th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will increase the nuclear power plant's capacity by about 38 MW. 


LOcation map of the Etango uranium project
Etango-8 uranium project, Namibia – update
5th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Bannerman Energy announced a placement to raise A$85-million for the continued development of its Etango-8 project on June 28. 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
5th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 5 was transferred to Eskom's generation division on June 30. 


Honeymoon startup progressing to plan, reports Boss Energy
4th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The commissioning and ramp-up of the Honeymoon uranium mine in South Australia is progressing to plan, with the mine having produced 57 364 lb of uranium oxide (U3O8) by the end of last month. Boss... 


Namibia Critical inks MoU for Lofdal thorium offtake
4th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Namibia Critical Metals has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Copenhagen Atomics to sell thorium produced from the Lofdal heavy rare earth project.  


A rhino whose horns have been injected with radioactive pellets
Venture capital sought to fund atomic rhino poaching deterrent
4th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

A South African startup that’s promoting the use of implanted radioactive pellets to deter the poaching of endangered animals such as rhinos is seeking venture capital support to roll out the... 


Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking during an Eskom power station visit while still Electricity Minister
Separation of energy portfolio and Ramokgopa’s appointment praised amid rising energy-transition complexity
1st July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The decision to establish a separate energy portfolio with the African National Congress’s Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister and the Democratic Alliance’s Samantha Graham as Deputy Minister has... 


A uranium enrichment plant
US to start buying up to $2.7bn in domestic nuclear reactor fuel
27th June 2024 By: Reuters

The US is bidding to eventually buy up to $2.7-billion of domestically-supplied enriched uranium, in an effort to boost the supply chain for the nuclear reactor fuel and steer the country away from... 


Recycling to kick in as long-term solution to EU rare earths challenge
27th June 2024 By: Reuters

EU companies are gearing up to take advantage of the huge potential for recycling to supply critical rare earths for the bloc's green transition, but it will take time before there is enough supply... 


Professor James Larkin
Radioactive device on rhino horns rolled out to fight poaching
26th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Beckham, a 1.7 tt rhino named after the English footballer, on Tuesday had a radioactive pellet drilled into his horn as a program to discourage poaching of the endangered animals in South Africa... 


The Rhisotope Project at Wits is entering a new testing phase with the insertion of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros
26th June 2024

After three years of meticulous and dedicated hard work, the Rhisotope Project at Wits University has successfully inserted low doses of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros. In this final phase... 


Dr James Keaveney
New Oppenheimer research grant awarded to physicist, to develop medical technology
25th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust has announced that the first winner of its New Frontiers Research Award is University of Cape Town (UCT) physicist, Dr James Keaveney. The trust created the award to... 


Hedge fund making 20% a year for last decade targets uranium M&A
Hedge fund making 20% a year for last decade targets uranium M&A
25th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

A top performing hedge fund is betting the pullback in uranium producer NexGen Energy will be short lived, as the industry’s growing appeal leaves the startup well placed for a potential takeover.... 


Paladin’s uranium deal signals M&A push for rich Canadian deposits
Paladin’s uranium deal signals M&A push for rich Canadian deposits
25th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Paladin Energy’s C$1.14-billion offer to buy Canadian mining firm Fission Uranium is all about geography. The all-stock deal will give Australia’s Paladin operational control of one of the most... 


France's Orano says Niger has removed mining permit for its Imouraren unit
21st June 2024 By: Reuters

French company Orano said on Thursday that Niger had removed a mining permit for its subsidiary Imouraren. Orano said the decision would have a negative economic impact on Niger and added it... 


Image of Rolls-Royce small modular reactor
SMR module development facility, UK
21st June 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Rolls-Royce SMR plans to manufacture and test prototype modules for its small modular reactors at a new facility being established at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research... 


Impression of the completed SK6000
Assembly has started of the world’s biggest land-based crane
20th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Netherlands-based global major engineered heavy lift and transport company Mammoet has announced that it has started assembly of its latest, and the world’s biggest and strongest land-based, crane,... 


US Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment
US Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment
19th June 2024 By: Reuters

The US Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy capacity, including by speeding permitting and creating new incentives for advanced nuclear reactor... 


Orano at risk of losing Niger uranium mine sought by Russia
Orano at risk of losing Niger uranium mine sought by Russia
18th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Orano could lose the right to mine uranium at one of the largest deposits in the world by June 19 after Niger rejected the French nuclear company’s plan for developing the asset. The move comes as... 


Bill Gates says he's ready to put billions into nuclear power
Bill Gates says he's ready to put billions into nuclear power
18th June 2024 By: Bloomberg

Bill Gates said he’s prepared to plow billions of dollars into a next-generation nuclear power plant project in Wyoming to meet growing US power needs. TerraPower, a startup founded by Gates,... 


Location map of the Etango uranium project, in Namibia
Etango-8 uranium project, Namibia – update
14th June 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Bannerman Resources has announced a moderate increase in the preproduction capital forecast for the project.  


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