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NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium mine's huge potential

NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium mine's huge potential

FromWorld Nuclear News


NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium mine's huge potential

FromWorld Nuclear News

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The ambitious aim for NexGen Energy is to be supplying 25-30% of the world's mined supply of uranium - and about 50% of the western world's mined supply - when its Rook 1 project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada starts production, says CEO, President and founder, Leigh Curyer.He joins host Alex Hunt and Claire Maden to outline how he got into the industry and the decision to set up NexGen - and the good news that interrupted a Valentine's Day meal in 2014.As well as outlining the plans and likely timeline for the Rook 1 project - and further exploration in the area - Leigh also gives his thoughts on the global uranium market, and prospects more broadly for the nuclear energy sector in the coming years, including signs of a change of mood in his native Australia. The World Nuclear News reports this month are from Claire Maden, on India's growing nuclear energy plans, and Warwick Pipe, who covers the recent OECD International Energy Agency's ministerial meeting communique recognising nuclear as one technology for achieving nergy security and decarbonisation.
Released:
Mar 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Bringing you the news from the worldwide nuclear energy sector, interviews with key players and easy-to-follow guides to the nuclear essentials each month. The World Nuclear News team has been reporting daily news online about nuclear power since 2007 at: https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ WNN is supported by the World Nuclear Association and draws on its global network of contacts across the industry, academia and international agencies.