BREAKING: Senate moving forward with a bill to prohibit the importation of
#uranium
from the Russian Federation...
HTS codes include uranium ores, natural uranium, uranium enriched in U-235, and thorium.
#nuclear
#nuclearpower
Friday night questions: Is Twitter Spaces something we should try? Would an occasional conversation be helpful regarding
#nuclear
&
#uranium
? Does anyone care?
Not sure I’m sold on the format but might be fun… pros & cons from those more familiar with the platform?
If the U.S. excluding
#uranium
from energy import bans doesn't prove it's the commodity we're most dependent on, I don't know what will...
#nuclear
#nuclearpower
WELT: Nuclear power soon to be “green technology”? Hardly to be averted, says Angela Merkel
"Angela Merkel has no illusions. Nuclear power will soon be classified as a sustainable technology at EU level."
#uranium
#nuclear
#esginvesting
#nuclearpower
Just touched down in Savannah, GA for the
@NEI
International
#Uranium
Fuel Seminar, the
#nuclear
industry’s first in person conference in almost two years. Should be an interesting few days… stay tuned for updates!
All eyes on next week's House Energy & Commerce Hearings! Considering a bill to ban Russia
#uranium
imports. While bill includes a waiver, I believe utilities will be hard pressed to depend on it. Ban extends to 2040 and also includes $1.5B for LEU / HALEU funding. Would be HUGE!
"Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has finalized an agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and committed $970 million towards Canada's first small modular reactor (SMR). This is CIB's largest investment in clean power to date."
#uranium
#nuclear
While everyone on
#uranium
twitter just sits around complaining about px action, the industry continues to announce updates that just a few years ago seemed impossible.
"Japan draws up guidelines for
#nuclear
power plant reconstruction..."
Very elegant release from
@cameconews
$CCJ here. Great progress on the contract book with off mkt discussions converting. Balancing McA with a slowdown in Cigar is very smart and will give that asset a longer tail. Divi increase shows confidence cycle is turning.
#uranium
Today's news:
@NAC_Kazatomprom
guides down production for 2024 & 2025
Next up: Orano will likely cut Niger guidance for 2024
Buckle up.
#nuclear
#uranium
Major index rebalances into an illiquid month-end wasn't fun but by our calculations $URNM is basically done and $URA should be very close based on opening volumes. Should set the stage for a solid month-end and strong January. Happy New Year!
#uranium
#nuclear
Drunken jibes from a beached retiree aside, I understand if some of
#utwit
is frustrated. I've been generally dismissive of recent discourse on
#uranium
without sharing any detailed views on the current state of play. One way to fix - who wants a return of Friday Night Musings?
HUGE!
Chancellor Hunt unveiling Great British Nuclear during his spring budget statement now: Officially announcing funding of Sizewell C, classification of
#nuclear
as green in the UK, targeting 25% nuclear for the UK Grid & a new SMR competition w/ gvmt funding!
#uranium
"The UK Government has today granted development consent for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk. "
This is HUGE! The U.K. continues to be a major battleground for new nuclear. Happy day!
#nuclear
#uranium
#cleanenergy
WOW - IF France can achieve this, given other recent newbuild announcements, I think its safe to say that the WNA Reference Scenario is now irrelevant and we are clearly trending toward the high case. 2021 Reference Case had 5 French newbuilds, high case had 9!
#uranium
#nuclear
Japanese powerhouse
@MHI_Group
getting in the
#advancednuclear
game. Announcing the development of a next-gen
#nuclear
power plant with 4 Japanese utilities. Demand story changing v. fast for
#uranium
This industry is used to updating models annually and today we need to weekly.
I just had the pleasure of testifying before the Colorado Senate's Committee on Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs in favor of Bill 22/073 which funds a study on the role of Advanced
#Nuclear
Power in Colorado's clean energy future. Comments below (only had 3 min)
#uranium
Not surprising to see
#Uranium
trade off with broad mkt risk here but would just remind folks that while sanctions / tensions btwn Russia and the US could certainly impact the global nuclear fuel cycle, in most (if not all) scenarios, prices rise significantly…
#securityofsupply
1/ Some brief thoughts on $SPUT / $U-U and why it trading lower on today's open is a good thing for
#uranium
-- Yesterday's daily update showed that
#Sprott
did not purchase material or issue units.
@nytimes
—
“Are Gas and Nuclear Energy Green? European Lawmakers Say Yes.
The decision is likely to reverberate far beyond Europe’s borders and set a benchmark that could be replicated around the world.”
#nuclear
#uranium
@SegraCapital
has been relatively quiet and turned down a large number of podcasts, interviews etc. over the past 6-9 months. However, given some of the strange
#uranium
market commentary we’re seeing lately, it may be time to share our views on the market more openly. What…
Askar Batyrbayev, Chief Commercial Officer at Kazatomprom $KAP speaking live on the
#nuclearsympo
right now. Don't know if anyone else is listening but they certainly don't sound like a company about to ramp production... See attached
#uranium
#nuclear
Another big pro
#nuclear
piece from
@BankofAmerica
this morning - "Why We're Ever More Positive on Nuclear"
A year ago this was the most bearish/skeptical research team on wall street when it came to the industry - now predicting U.S. nuclear newbuilds this decade...
#uranium
Macron on Nuclear: "if we want to succeed in the climate transition, the energy sovereignty of our country, and industrial production, we have to make this choice"
I feel like "energy sovereignty" is the phrase that will define 2022.
#nuclear
#Uranium
Friend flagged this Friday. Looks like Rosatom is now expecting first
#uranium
production from Priargunsky No. 6 in 2028 (in their words "ambitious"). I believe WNA and consultant models have first production in 2026 so a 2 year delay vs. consensus...
.
Hearing a dedicated
#uranium
book may be blowing up / liquidating in the market today. Explains some of the price action. Should clear relatively soon.
While we rarely share our limited partner communications with outsiders, given the gravity of the situation we've decided to distribute this morning's investor note on the situation in Ukraine.
#uranium
#nuclear
#nuclearpower
Wow $UEC has been busy. Buying Roughrider deposit from $RIO for $150mm in cash & stock (fully funded, no deal coming). For reference, this was bought by Rio post-Fukushima in 2012 for C$635mm. Seems like a very interesting acquisition given $UEX assets.
#uranium
heating up...
Les Echos: Emmanuel Macron will launch a major nuclear program
"Several scenarios are on the table, including that of building up to 14 new EPR-type reactors."
Would be HUGE if true!
#nuclear
#cleanenergy
#uranium
We start almost every pitch with the following line:
“We’re climate change believers and climate solution skeptics… if you sit in that camp and you’re curious, you get to nuclear power very quickly”
#nuclear
#uranium
#cleanenergy
1/ Some quick takeaways from this morning's
@NAC_Kazatomprom
management call with new CEO Mr. Mazhit Sharipov. Note that due to the Russian to English translation, some of the transcript is choppy.
#uranium
#nuclear
#nuclearpower
Ok I’ll weigh in (but don’t intend a long thread on it). Anyone telling you $CCJ isn’t massively long
#Uranium
, or is caught short, or doesn’t “get” the cycle either doesn’t understand this market OR is selling you something you shouldn’t buy. Careful out there & good luck.
@ENERGY
-- "Hundreds of Retiring Coal Plant Sites Could Convert to Nuclear" - report cites increases to air quality, employment and economic activity + significant (15-35%) cost savings for new nuclear utilizing existing infrastructure
#uranium
#nuclear
Spent an hour on the phone yesterday walking
@JinjLee
through current
#uranium
mkt dynamics.
Despite the article being an almost point-by-point summary of our conversation (including references to the BofA report she was unaware of), zero quotes or references to my input. Do…
Important from Grant on todays earnings call — Base escalated collars with floors starting at $50 and caps starting at $80 with spot in the mid $50s today tells you where price is going… we’ve heard similar from others over the past few months…
$CCJ
@cameconews
#uranium
Nice
#uranium
report out from BofA's Anton Fedotov and Lawson Winder this morning...
Kazatomprom $KAP $KAP.LI gets a double upgrade to BUY (finally) with PT of $50 from from $22
Cameco $CCJ upgraded from CAD$25 to CAD$36
Bloomberg: “India’s Power Giant Will Turn to
#Nuclear
in Climate Goal Chase”
“The state-run company aims to install 20 to 30 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2040… target remains tentative. India currently has 22 operational reactors with about 6.8 gigawatts”
😳
#uranium
WOW - new large reactors. Let's go Canada!
"Ontario is looking to build the first new, large-scale nuclear plant in more than 30 years in order to meet the province’s growing electricity demands."
#nuclear
#uranium
I’m honored to be part of the task force behind this report.
Written by the finance community for the finance community, the report demonstrates
#nuclear
energy's ability to report well against a full range of
#ESG
metrics.
Read & share!
#uranium
#cleanenergy
#esginvesting
Bloomberg: “Uzbek Uranium Producer, China’s CNNC Agree on Cooperation”
Major deals with $KAP and $CCJ this year and now a partnership agreement with the Uzbeks a few days after Macron’s visit… China getting quite active on the
#uranium
front.
For those keeping track at home - these potential life extensions are a big deal for consensus demand forecasting. 8 units that under current WNA forecasts shut down between 2024 and 2028 in ALL scenarios would be extended. In nuclear fuel cycle terms that demand may as well be…
SOURCES: GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY DISCUSSING ROLLING BACK NUCLEAR PHASEOUT
Trial-balloon report said to be emerging very soon.
Germany's LNG-only plan to augment renewables would be ferociously expensive, and it seems that the Ministry of Finance gets this.
Manna from the heavens for
#nuclear
bulls…
“When asked about Uranium Energy Corp $UEC, Cramer said, "I believe that as much as you tell a positive story about nuclear power, it is still not coming back the way you like. I actually prefer natural gas to nuclear power…”
#uranium
It's insane to me that analysts focused on
@cameconews
still can't understand that a portion of the $CCJ material labeled "Purchases" are Inkai and a portion are their long-term purchase commitments. The idea that folks assume it's all spot market buys is absurd. Do some work…
The year is 2027. Fission 8.0 is celebrating another successful spin out. $ISO shareholders remain patiently waiting for $CCJ to release drill results from over the border. $BHP announces a successful shaft sinking at Arrow. Life is good.
(Chill - meant to be funny guys...)
Bloomberg: "Nuclear Could Make a Comeback in Sweden to Help Plug Power Gap"
SMR interest continues to build... Think you'll see a dozen similar announcements over the next 12-18 months... Nuclear Power is the future - Is the fuel cycle ready?
$SMR
#uranium
#nuclear
“The German nuclear industry sees itself in a position to continue operating the last three nuclear power plants in such a way that they will contribute to energy security as early as next winter”
#nuclear
#uranium
Nice commentary out of Sprott $SPUT - good to clarify the fund's intentions and structure. Unfortunately carnival barkers spouting lunacy do tend to pique regulatory interest. Good to get in front of any misconceptions.
#uranium
Given todays risk off tone, I thought I’d share the letter we wrote in March 2020 at the depths of the COVID crisis. Framework for
#uranium
and
#nuclear
are no different today.
@SegraU3O8
investors that took our advice did pretty well. Good luck out there.
Couldn't wait until tomorrow huh
@cameconews
...
" $CCO / $CCJ and Energoatom Agree on Commercial Terms to Supply Ukraine’s Full Natural UF6 Needs through 2035"
#uranium
#nuclear
Adrienne Hanly, Uranium Production Specialist from the
@iaeaorg
discussing U.S. inventory levels. Her study shows 16 months on average vs. their recommendation of 2Y+. This is an issue from her perspective and something governments may need to address (Europe just above 2Y now).
"Mining Giant BHP Wants Australia to Scrap Nuclear Power Ban" via
@business
"World’s biggest miner says nuclear vital for baseload power"
#nuclear
#uranium
"EU Leaders Consider Vow to Phase Out Reliance on Russian Energy"
USA clearly not going to massively increase fossil fuel production (we'd apparently rather ask Venny and Iran than TX). Wind and Solar don't fill the gap. If EU is serious,
#nuclear
is the only answer...
#uranium
Twitter sentiment for
#uranium
is incredibly bearish atm. Price always drives narrative in sharp moves so it makes sense. Good rule of thumb is that if you're panicked buying or panicked selling in this space and RSIs are extreme, we're likely on the other side...
While the western world commits to tripling
#nuclear
power by 2050…
Bloomberg: China Able to Accelerate World’s Fastest Nuclear Power Expansion
“China should aim to raise nuclear capacity to about 400 gigawatts by 2060”
#uranium