加拿大批准萨斯喀彻温的NexGen的Rook I铀项目,为建筑和潜在的全球供应影响铺平道路。 Canada approves NexGen’s Rook I uranium project in Saskatchewan, paving way for construction and potential global supply impact.

加拿大核安全委员会批准了萨斯喀彻温的NexGen能源Rook I铀矿和磨坊, The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved NexGen Energy’s Rook I uranium mine and mill in Saskatchewan, allowing construction to begin this summer. 该项目预计耗时四年,耗资22亿美元,每年可产生多达3,000万磅的铀,约占全球供应量的20%,并创造459个全职工作。 The project, expected to take four years and cost $2.2 billion, could produce up to 30 million pounds of uranium annually—about 20% of global supply—and create 459 full-time jobs. 它位于条约10的领土内,通过福利协议得到若干土著团体的支持。 Located in Treaty 10 territory, it has support from several Indigenous groups through benefit agreements. 该矿是萨斯喀彻温省扩大铀扩张的一部分,在该省,采矿业支持了2 300多个工作岗位,其中将近一半由北方居民持有。 The mine is part of a broader uranium expansion in Saskatchewan, where mining supports over 2,300 jobs, nearly half held by northern residents. NexGen公司在生产前必须仍然申请经营执照。 NexGen must still apply for an operating licence before production.