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  This has been a tumultuous year for your Company with the dramatic impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic causing a very steep decline in the underlying net asset value during the six-month period from 30 September 2019 to 31 March 2020. Although the Uranium spot price in the market remained in a narrow range between US$24 to US$26 per pound for most of the period, equities came under severe pressure in February and March 2020 as the initial market panic from the onset of Covid-19 was f...

30 years of successfully reducing UK emissions while simultaneously growing our economy 500% increase in the amount of renewable capacity connected to the grid from 2009 to 2020 72% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation between 1990-2019 As we tackle climate change, we will have the interests of consumers at the front of our mind, now and for future generations. We are committed to ensuring that the cost of the transition to net zero is fair and affordable. We have c...

Britain must tread with caution on new nuclear The country’s first power plant in over 20 years is costly and late,THE EDITORIAL BOARD,  Ft.com, 14 Dec 20, More than a decade ago the UK head of EDF, the French power company, promised that Britons would be cooking their Christmas turkeys with power from a new nuclear plant in 2017. Three Christmases after that deadline, Britons are still waiting; Hinkley Point C, the Somerset plant in question, is not expected to start providing electricity u...

Sizewell C: Government in talks to fund £20bn nuclear plant, BBC , By Roger Harrabin & Simon Read, 14 Dec 20,    T he government has begun talks with EDF about the construction of a new £20bn nuclear power plant in Suffolk……..   it has proved controversial with campaigners saying it is “ridiculously expensive” and that taxpayers will have to foot the bill for extra costs. The government said any deal would be subject to approval on areas such as value for money and affordability.,...

Britain must tread with caution on new nuclear The country’s first power plant in over 20 years is costly and late, THE EDITORIAL BOARD,  Ft.com, 14 Dec 20  More than a decade ago the UK head of EDF, the French power company, promised that Britons would be cooking their Christmas turkeys with power from a new nuclear plant in 2017. Three Christmases after that deadline, Britons are still waiting; Hinkley Point C, the Somerset plant in question, is not expected to start providing electricity...

Iran’s Rouhani: No conditions or negotiations on nuclear deal The US tried to include Iran’s missile programme and regional issues in the original nuclear deal but it is non-negotiable, president says. Aljazeera,  By Tehran, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will not accept any preconditions in returning to the nuclear deal it signed with world powers and will not negotiate its missiles programme or regional activities. The United States and European powers have said in recent ...

Five things you need to know about the Energy White Paper After months of delays, the UK Government finally unveiled its Energy White Paper on Monday (14 December) detailing how an overhaul to transport, energy and infrastructure will deliver an "overwhelmingly decarbonised power in the 2030s" on the road to net-zero by 2050. The White Paper builds on the Ten Point Plan and National Infrastructure Strategy The White Paper builds on the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Re...

Government sets out plans for clean energy system and green jobs boom to build back greener Plans to support up to 220,000 British jobs, and keep bills affordable as we transition to net zero by 2050 From: 14 December 2020 Government sets out historic plans to clean up our energy system and keep bills affordable as we transition to net zero Energy White Paper will unleash a green economic recovery by supporting up to 220,000 jobs over the next decade across England, Scotland, Wales and Nort...

Japan Times 9th Dec 2020, A ruling Friday by the Osaka District Court canceling central government approval for the operation of two reactors at the Oi nuclear plant run by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kepco), saying its calculations for standards involving earthquake safety were flawed, has stunned the nuclear power industry. The decision, which is…