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Sibanye-Stillwater leverages C5 Capital for uranium growth as Putin restricts exports

Sibanye-Stillwater sits on 27 million pounds of uranium at Beatrix mine in the Orange Free State and 32 million pounds on the surface in a tailings facility at its Cooke operations. The miner want to play a bigger role both upstream and downstream in the energy transition in the future. 

Time is now for nuclear energy: Large-scale projects to revolutionise power

The huge cost of nuclear power stations will only decrease when nations start building them in large numbers, a leading industrialist has claimed. Seb Henbest, Group Head of Climate Transition at HSBC, highlighted China’s strategic approach to nuclear power and…

UK government wants to “turbocharge” nuclear developments, says Energy Minister, Lord Hunt

Lord Hunt said nuclear development needs to be turbocharged.  “That means working ever more closely with our international partners and that challenge is one that my government, alongside I know many other governments, are very keen to take up and take forward.”

Nuclear energy expansion crucial for explosive data centre, AI demand, says WNA chief

It is important to get the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to understand that nuclear energy is a viable solution.  

Plug and play nuclear reactor technology proven, says leading tech investor

Small modular nuclear units (SMRs) have been in use in the US for 50 years on navy submarines and carriers; the technology is not new and has been proven.

Seoul and Washington to hold high-level talks after North Korea unveils nuclear drone arsenal

Defence chiefs from the US and South Korea are set to hold high level talks about the nuclear missile threat from North Korea, it has been announced. The fifth meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG) is…

UK nuclear plant cyber failures expose national security risk

Britain’s largest nuclear plant operator has apologised after admitting to a series of cyber security failings that could have jeopardised national security. Sellafield, a government-owned facility which is home to the largest store of plutonium in the world, left sensitive…

China is planning to arm submarines with lasers capable of destroying satellites

Chinese defence chiefs are planning to install a star wars type laser on its nuclear submarines so that it will be able to shoot down British and US spy satellites while hidden beneath the ocean. Chinese scientists claim the weapon will be able…

Western allies’ strategic shift away from Russian uranium 

The US is encountering challenges in securing uranium supplies, with some traditional sources becoming increasingly unstable.

Russian warships and a nuclear submarine will visit Cuba amid rising tensions with the US.

Four Russian warships and a nuclear-powered submarine will enter Cuban waters next week as part of a preplanned set of military exercises between the two countries.The disclosure immediately drew comparisons with the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 when the then…