Company Announcement: Nuclear power inevitable part of South Africa’s energy future?

“Number of nuclear disasters is far less than those that occur at coal mines”

Green Cross seeks stricter standards as Fukushima anniversary nears

Nongovernmental organisation Green Cross International has called on countries to establish stricter and enforceable international standards for nuclear power, on the eve of the first anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in...

Areva uranium deal eyed amid fraud allegations

Controversy over Areva's $2.5 billion purchase of uranium miner UraMin grew on Friday after a consultant said the French state-owned company may have been the victim of a fraud. The nuclear energy group has launched an internal enquiry into the...

Uranium uncertainties

Nine months after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami pummelled Japan, killing thousands and causing the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the uranium market has yet to recover.

Uranium market could be in equilibrium - Uranium One

Uranium One, which produces the nuclear fuel in Kazakhstan, Australia and the US, said on Monday the Fukushima Daiichi disaster will continue to dog the sector until as long as the end of 2013. “In the next 18 to 24 months we are still working...

Post-Fukushima, some remain steadfast advocates of nuclear power and uranium mining

While there has been a loss of confidence in nuclear power and uranium mining in the wake of what happened to the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, some remain steadfast advocates of what they see as an energy source that will continue to...

Slower nuclear uptake could lead to surge in demand for coal, gas - IEA

South Africa's Energy Minister Dipuo Peters hinted to possible delays to the country's proposed deployment of 9 600 MW of new nuclear energy capacity, saying that government’s decision on the matter would be guided by current investigations...

Company Announcement: Africa Needs Nuclear Power

Attached please find a press release on: 
In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident, resulting from the recent massive Japanese earthquake and tsunami, and following the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident...

Company Announcement: Energy Indaba 2011:
 Fukushima Changes Nuclear Debate, But Is South Africa Listening?

Attached please find a press release on: Barely a week after Fukushima, South Africa’s Cabinet approved a power generation master plan that calls for nuclear technology to become the single biggest new generator of electricity in South...

Retiring Cameco chief slams 'illogical, emotional' Germany

It’s not often that the boss of a multi-billion-dollar company gives a tongue lashing to a government, but outgoing Cameco CEO Jerry Grandey used part of his swansong earnings call to do just that. To Germany, no less. Criticising what he...

Australia's uranium exports likely unaffected by Japanese emergency

The Australian Uranium Association on Monday reported that Australia’s uranium exports were likely to be unaffected by the Japanese nuclear emergency. Speaking at the Paydirt 2011 Uranium Conference, the CEO of the Australian Uranium...

Nuclear energy revival ensuring future of uranium mining

World energy demand is growing. The International Energy Agency predicts that global energy requirements will increase by 40% by 2030. No less than 80% of this increase in demand will come from emerging and developing countries. Fossil fuel...