Bruce Power nuclear unit to restart after 17 years

Regulators have cleared Unit 2 of the Bruce A nuclear power plant in Ontario to restart after a nearly two-decade-long slumber.

CBC Ottawa | March 16, 2012 | 10:20 pm

Inuit government officially ends 3-year uranium mining moratorium in Canada’s Labrador

The Nunatsiavut Government of Labrador, a regional Inuit government formed in 2005, has officially lifted a three-year-old moratorium on uranium mining on Inuit lands, by enacting its Environmental Protection Act and an amendment to the Labrador Inuit Lands Act, said the body.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2012 | 2:06 pm

Positive stress test results rebuilds confidence in nuclear power – GlobalData

Positive stress test results have been successful in calming anti-nuclear sentiments, following protests against nuclear energy that stemmed from the Fukushima disaster in March 2011, according to a new report by English energy research company GlobalData.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2012 | 5:01 pm

Australia considers BHP’s Olympic Dam mine development a fact

South Australia’s mineral resources and energy minister, Tom Koutsantonis, said he was confident BHP Billiton will proceed with developing the uranium Olympic Dam open-pit mine, despite the project will cost billions of dollars, reports Reuters.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2012 | 8:01 pm

Cameco buys Areva’s uranium Millenium Project for $150 million

Cameco Corp. (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Canada’s largest uranium company, said it agreed to buy Areva Resources Canada’s 27.94% stake in the northern Saskatchewan-based Millennium project for $150 million. With this acquisition Cameco becomes the majority holder in the proposed uranium mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2012 | 3:02 pm

What rhymes with Grand Canyon? Yes, uranium

The U.S. Nuclear Energy Institute and the National Mining Association (NMA) are demanding the Obama administration to revoke a ban on new uranium mining around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. And they are doing so by suing the U.S. Interior Department, as the organizations announced yesterday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2012 | 2:00 pm