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Cameco joins the Silex project

By Pavel Podvig on June 23, 2008 12:24 AM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBack

Cameco will invest $124 million for a 24% stake in Global Laser Enrichment (GLE), a venture that is building a uranium enrichment facility based on Silex laser enrichment technology. Cameco will also supply uranium to GLE. The 24% share worth $124 million, is combined with a 51% share by GE-Hitachi joint venture, and the remaining 25% share directly owned by Hitachi.

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