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Work starts on Brazil's Engenho uranium mine
Industrias Nucleares do Brasil has started work on its Engenho mine in Brazil's Bahia state. The company said the move was a "decisive step" towards resumption of domestic uranium production.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 3 January 2017
IAEA applauds Kazakhstan's action on uranium security
Kazakhstan, producer of more than 20,000 tonnes of natural uranium per year, has welcomed security guidance recently developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Vienna-based agency said yesterday that Kazakhstan - which established a "comprehensive system for the control and physical protection of natural uranium" in 2010 - had contributed to an IAEA publication entitled Nuclear Security in the Uranium Extraction Industry and issued in February this year.
Uranium & Fuel
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Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Red Book sees production capacity as future uranium challenge
Developing production capacity to meet the world's uranium needs, rather than the availability of uranium resources, is a likely challenge over coming years according to the latest edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency joint report on uranium resources, production and demand.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 5 December 2016
Toro reports Wiluna cost reductions
Toro Energy has redesigned the process flow sheet for its Wiluna uranium project in Western Australia to reduce the cost and size of the project's processing facility, following successful beneficiation and process design studies, the company announced today.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 5 December 2016
Kazakhstan and China further cooperation
Officials from KazAtomProm - the world's biggest uranium producer - and the Kazakh government have visited China for talks on enhanced cooperation in the uranium mining and nuclear power sectors. The Kazakh delegation was headed by Askar Mamin, first deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Ablation technology agreed for Pinon Ridge uranium mill
Western Uranium Corporation has signed a letter of intent with Pinon Ridge Corporation to use its ablation mining technology at uranium recovery facilities at the Pinon Ridge mill site in Colorado. The technology is currently being assessed by state regulators.
Uranium & Fuel
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Friday, 4 November 2016
New contract for US uranium mill
US uranium producer Energy Fuels Inc has entered into a contract to secure additional quantities of a uranium-bearing alternate feed material for its White Mesa mill in Utah, the company announced today.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 31 October 2016
Salamanca development paves way for construction
Infrastructure development is under way at Berkeley Energia's Salamanca uranium project as the company prepares for main construction at the Spanish site next year.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Sixth phase for Etango demonstration plant
Bannerman Resources has approved an extension of its Etango heap leach demonstration plant program after receiving "excellent" results from the fifth phase of the project in Namibia.
Uranium & Fuel
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Friday, 30 September 2016
Canyon priority in Energy Fuels' plan
Energy Fuels will prioritize work at its Canyon mine in Arizona under a revised business plan, which focuses on sustaining the company's production capabilities whilst ensuring it is able to respond quickly to any changes in market conditions.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Low emissions from Canadian uranium mining
Uranium mining and milling contribute only a small amount to nuclear energy's already low greenhouse gas emissions, the first comprehensive life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions produced from Canadian uranium mining operations has found.
Energy & Environment
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Friday, 9 September 2016
EPA approval for Wiluna expansion
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority has today recommended for approval Toro Energy's proposal to extend the Wiluna uranium project, the second uranium approval by the regulator within a month.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 6 September 2016
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