The Swedish government wants to lift a ban on uranium mining to reduce its reliance on imports as it pursues its first nuclear power expansion in half a century, the environment minister said on Wednesday.
Hindustan Zinc, India’s leading refined zinc producer, is poised to venture into uranium mining, awaiting government approval to open the sector to private companies, according to CEOArun Misra.
"It's the result of our regulatory partners' unwavering commitment to addressing the longstanding risks faced by communities impacted by uranium mining waste." ... These mining operations left ...
Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the Kremlin, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev has said ... .
Uranium Mining ... "As we have commented previously, the world, and in particular the U.S., needs new uranium mines," said FrankWheatley, CEO of SnowLake ... will need new sources of primary uranium." ... will require more uranium.
Commentary Perhaps it’s too soon to mark nuclear power’s revival in the U.S. but there is a burst of activity that should ultimately yield a new generation of advanced nuclear plants and small modular reactors ... ....