Nuclear’s revival might be dead…
The world is witnessing a…
My uncle was 17 years old, proud of his martial Prussian heritage, when he joined the U.S. Marines, just in time to make the landing on Guadalcanal. He made it…
France is the world’s most nuclear dependent country. With 58 nuclear reactors in 19 power stations having a total capacity of 63.2 gigawatts, France is the second largest producer of…
President Obama says otherwise, but he seems to have a propensity for slapping the nuclear industry across the face. When the Obama administration came into power,…
Even as the future of grid-scale nuclear reactors seems to be in flux with the mainstay producers like the Japanese and French seemingly unsure about…
And this week, we got more confirmation. The country is India. Which is now looking to build a "strategic uranium reserve" in order to support its…
The nuclear industry in the United States has been at a standstill for several decades. After an extraordinary wave of construction in the 1960s and 1970s,…
Since the Fukushima incident, investors have given up on the idea of investing in nuclear power and anything that pertains to it. The Economist even…
The shift in nuclear power from developed nations to third-world countries is an important trend for investors to understand because it is largely redefining the entire…
Fusion power has been something of a holy grail in the energy field for decades. The idea of harnessing the same energy that powers the sun naturally excites many. At…
Things appeared to be stabilizing in the global uranium market the last several months. With prices for the metal settling into a comfortable groove between $36 and $44 per pound.
The U.S. is seeking a rapprochement with Iran over its nuclear program, potentially ending several decades of hostility. But while the U.S. is extending an open hand to Iran, other…
Nuclear power plants seem to draw a special level of animosity even beyond that of conventional power sources that emit greenhouse gases. Perhaps because of the raw capabilities of the…
Yes, well, sort of – and they have for some time now. It’s relatively old news, but a recent Times report and an upcoming book from the Hoover Institute’s…
Germany’s influence in Europe is unquestionable, but it appears that some of its neighbors may be adversely affected by recent German decisions; and Greece is not the neighbor in question…
Despite the rough patch that the nuclear industry has experienced in recent years, its future remains bright, the industry insists. That is because the next…
The Fukushima disaster of 2011 was a defining moment for nuclear power. The mega-thrust earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex pummeled…
It would sit in the icy waters of the Arctic, and provide a constant supply of electricity to a massive rig drilling for oil. They could…
It has been a bumpy road, but Japan is closer than ever to seeing a return to nuclear power. Four years after Fukushima, Japan still has…
America's nuclear power industry should be luxuriating in its extraordinary safety record and the fact that it is a carbon-free way to make electricity. But all…
There's been a lot of talk in uranium about burgeoning Chinese demand being a savior for miners. But another, more surprising nation is also making a…