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Blog Post: Cameco / Uranium Company Urges Canada To Return Full CAD 780 Million In Tax Dispute March 28, 2023
Uranium miner Cameco is urging the Canada Revenue Agency to return CAD480m ($352m, €324m) in withheld tax after an agreement to return a related CAD300m. Cameco said on Monday (27 March) that past court rulings require the CRA to refund all CAD780m ...read more
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Blog Post: Fangchenggang-3 / Reactor Goes Commercial As China Equals France For Number Of Nuclear Plants March 28, 2023
Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power station in the Guangxi Autonomous Region of southern China has begun commercial operation, bringing the number of commercial reactors in the country to 56 – the second highest in the world equal with France. ...read more
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Blog Post: Cameco to receive CAD300 million tax refund March 27, 2023
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued revised reassessments that will result in the Canadian company being refunded a total of some CAD300 million (USD219 million) - CAD89 million in cash and CAD211 million in letters of credit - but the company's broader tax dispute with the CRA continues. ...read more
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Blog Post: Belgian research reactor tests high-performance LEU fuel March 27, 2023
Three low-enriched uranium fuel test assemblies have successfully been tested in Belgium's BR2 research reactor. The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre plans to fully convert the reactor from using highly-enriched uranium in 2026. ...read more
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Blog Post: Canada, USA pledge to bolster nuclear supply chains, SMR development March 27, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden have pledged to coordinate efforts to develop secure and reliable nuclear fuel supply chains in North America and build partnerships to help ensure access to low-enriched uranium. They will launch a one-year task force to accelerate cooperation on critical clean energy opportunities and ...read more
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Blog Post: China / Russia Completes Lower Half Of RPV For Tianwan-8 Nuclear Plant March 27, 2023
The lower half of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for China’s Tianwan-8 nuclear power plant has been manufactured by Russia’s Atommash, one of the equipment manufacturing subsidiaries of state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The 160-tonne structure ...read more
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Blog Post: First CGN Hualong One reactor enters commercial operation March 27, 2023
Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region has entered commercial operation, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the first of two CGN-designed Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors at the site. ...read more
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Blog Post: Belarus's second unit reaches first criticality March 27, 2023
The Belarus Nuclear Power Plant's unit 2 has reached the minimum controllable power level with a self-sustaining controlled nuclear reaction. ...read more
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Blog Post: IAEA's Grossi heading to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant March 27, 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is to make his second visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since the Russia-Ukraine war began. The six-unit plant is on the frontline of the conflict and Grossi has spent months seeking to get agreement on a safety and security zone around it. ...read more
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Blog Post: TVA, OPG & Synthos Green Team Up for BWRX300 SMR March 26, 2023
TVA, OPG & Synthos Green Team Up for BWRX300 SMR BWXT Inks Engineering Contract for BWRX-300 SMR Fast Reactors / China And Russia Sign Fuel Agreement for CFR-600 Ultra Safe Nuclear Hires U-Battery Talent for Its UK Reactor Team Urenco … Continue reading → ...read more
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