Nuclear News for January 8th 2009
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:
Reuters: Equinox to defer Zambia uranium plant
‘Equinox Minerals is delaying construction of a uranium processing plant at its Lumwana copper-uranium mine in Zambia, due to low uranium prices and difficulty raising financing, the Canadian company said on Wednesday.’
The London Times: US joins rush to supply nuclear equipment to India
‘The United States will enter the fray against France and Russia this week in the scramble to supply nuclear power equipment worth an estimated $150 billion to India.’
Bloomberg: Suspicions Grow That North Korea Enriches Uranium
‘Intelligence officials are growing more concerned that North Korea, deadlocked in negotiations to end its nuclear arms program, is secretly enriching uranium, U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said today.’
The Manufacturer: French ONET buys UK’s nuclear engineer Gravatom
‘French company ONET Technologies, a division of ONET Group, has bought Gravatom, a UK nuclear engineering company, for an undisclosed sum. Gravatom designs and manufactures nuclear engineering solutions and employs 130 people in two UK sites, in Fareham and Workington.’
