Monday, October 8, 2012

Short-term dip in uranium prices now a long-term slump

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Short-term dip in uranium prices now a long-term slump


National Post - ‎

When the Fukushima nuclear disaster unfolded in March last year, even the most optimistic investors knew the uranium market was in for a rough ride — they just didn't think it would last so long. Eighteen months after the incident, uranium prices continue to http://business.financialpost.com/2012/09/26/weak-uranium-market-could-last-a-while/   Cameco hit with downgrade as hopes for uranium rebound fade

Globe and Mail (blog) - ‎Sep 26, 2012‎

Cameco's Cigar Lake mine manager Rick Forbes walks down one of the mine shafts at the Cigar Lake mine site September 3, 2010. The mine has been dewatered since February 2010 after being flooded in 2006 and 2008. REUTERS/David Stobbe https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/market-blog/cameco-downgraded-amid-relentless-decline-in-uranium-price/article4570023/&hl=en&geo=us   Federal uranium stockpile sales still spark concern http://trib.com/business/energy/federal-uranium-stockpile-sales-still-spark-concern/article_3e6ca420-7793-5a23-aae4-50f91ec51dca.html?comment_form=true    

Fukushima-style tsunamis threaten 23 other nuclear sites


Energy Live News - ‎Sep 26, 2012‎

Tsunamis and natural disasters like the one which caused Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis threaten 23 other nuclear sites around the world. Research published in the Natural Hazards journal suggests 74 reactors at 23 plants are in areas at risk, mostly in ...     Japan and France move away from nuclear power: is it the endgame for nuclear ...

Belfast Telegraph - ‎Sep 24, 2012‎

As the world slouches into the 21st century, one of the global economic realities is that more and more developing nations, much less the "First World," are competing for fossil fuel resources whose production is rising more slowly than demand. Complicating