News Clips

To keep subscribers updated with timely nuclear industry news, News Clips are sent Monday-Friday, with the exception of certain US holidays. Each Friday subscribers will continue to receive the complete Nuclear Market Review newsletter with TradeTech's Weekly Uranium Spot Price Indicator as well as expanded market and industry news coverage

Below is a sample of TradeTech's News Clips from July 23, 2008.

July 23, 2008
Exelon 2Q Profit Up as Nuclear Margins Improve
Energy utility Exelon Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 7 percent due in part to better margins at a nuclear unit.
Link: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080723/earns_exelon.html?.v=1

July 23, 2008
US Hopes India Nuclear Energy Deal can be Sent to Congress for Approval in September
The US ambassador to India said Wednesday he hoped a landmark deal on nuclear energy cooperation with the USA could be sent to Congress for approval in September, one day after India's government won a confidence vote that paves the way for the agreement to move forward.
Link: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080723/tap-as-india-nuclear-vote-3rd-ld-writeth-d3b07b8.html

July 23, 2008
Bharat Heavy to Triple Nuclear Investments After Pact
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., India's biggest power-equipment maker, plans to triple spending in nuclear components once overseas companies are allowed to supply technology and fuel under an agreement led by the U.S.
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aK_PEyHy26No

July 22, 2008
Kazakhstan Targets Top Spot in Uranium Production
Kazakhstan, the world's third-biggest uranium miner, plans to overtake Canada and Australia by boosting output of the radioactive metal as much as 43 percent next year as new production starts up.
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aR7K5ShrUVZM

July 22, 2008
Lunnoye Co. to Build New Uranium, Gold Refinery in East Siberia
The Lunnoye company is to build a new plant in the northeast Siberian republic of Yakutia to process uranium and gold ore, the republic's ministry for industry said on Tuesday.
Link: http://en.rian.ru/business/20080722/114599859.html

July 21, 2008
Let's Have Some Love for Nuclear Power
All over the world, nuclear power is making a comeback. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has just commissioned eight new reactors. Germany is concerned about the phaseout of its 17 reactors and China and India have plans for nuclear power expansion. In the USA, one enormous question still hangs over this revival of nuclear power: Who is going to pay for it?
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121659839296769061.html