Introduction to the I2M Web Portal
This I2M Web Portal is made available to clients, I2M Associates, geoscientists, and the general public worldwide with a focus on geoscientific and other matters of interest to I2M management. Searches can be conducted using single words, phrases or exact phrases (if you put them in quotes), for example: a simple phrase might be "Russian interests in U.S. uranium" whereas an exact phrase is "critical minerals".
I2M Consulting personnel also monitor hazardous field conditions around the world via our Field Alerts program, cybersecurity conditions on the Internet in our Security Alert program, and relevant bias in the Media in our Confronting Media Bias Alerts program.
Candidate papers, technical news items, classic reports, and new publications can be submitted to the I2M Web Portal editors for review. Those deemed worthy are summarized, abstracted, and/or reviewed with [Editorial comments...] and are included in this database appearing under What’s New. Some technical news announcements, short articles, or summaries are captured in total because they are deemed important in case they are later removed by publishers. They will remain as records in the I2M Web Portal database indefinitely.
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To this must added recent ideas on society responses to future issues related to natural resource development and use.
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Uranium (nuclear minerals) exploration, development and related environmental resources and issues...
Exploration, Mining, Marketing, & Acquisitions, Mapping and Geospatial Information, Nuclear Power - Economics, Design, & Industry, Other, RTGs, Thorium, Helium-3, & Fusion Research, Recovery, Remediation and other Mining-Related Technology, Related Environmental Issues, Yellowcake and Fuel Processing Processing
Wind energy related resources...
Latest 10 Resources
Hartmann opined in mid-November, just after the 2024 Elections, that Biden’s real economic reforms were drowned out by the powerful lure of Trump’s promises and lies. We just elected a guy who’s fine with the planet melting down, kids getting shot in school, insurance companies going back to denying coverage for preexisting conditions, and wants to weaponize the federal government in a way dictators do.
What happened?
Democrats thought the 2024 election would be all about Donald Trump’s embrace of fascism and the future of our democracy....
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James Conca, Ph.D. reported in a recent webinar that eradicating global poverty, and its evil stepchildren war and terrorism, presents an unforeseen conundrum with respect to human health and the environment. About 3,000 kiloWatt-hours (kWh) per person per year is necessary for someone to have what we consider a good life.
For the 10+ billion humans expected to occupy this planet by mid-century, our total power production must grow from 27 trillion kWh/yr to over 40 trillion kWh/yr. This requires all non-fossil energy sources be developed t...
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Peters reported in early November 2024 that demand for clean energy is on the rise, and nuclear power has become one of the most popular approaches to fill the demand gap. Conversations about the critical minerals race sometimes neglect to mention uranium. It’s not always listed as a critical material (it may be left off certain lists and considered a fuel material instead). But it’s very much in a critical situation.
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Hartmann opined just after the 2024 Election that we just watched the final fulfillment of a 50 year plan. Louis Powell laid it out in 1971, and every step along the way Republicans have follow it. It was a plan to turn America over to the richest men and the largest corporations. It was a plan to replace democracy with oligarchy.
A large handful of America’s richest people invested billions in this plan, and its tax breaks and fossil fuel subsidies have made them trillions. More will soon come to them. As any advertising executive can t...
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Sabine Hossenfelder is a very popular science communicator who focuses largely on topics in physics. Although much of her content is effective and without issue, there is an undercurrent of anti-establishment rhetoric that has grown immensely as of late, and it is an enormous problem.
Sabine is a not a charlatan like most of my other targets, and this is not a hit piece, but rather commentary on this aspect of her work and how it came to be. If you are a fan of hers, consider this perspective.
Astronomy/Astrophysics Tutorials: http://bit....
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García reported on November 1st 2024 that the NPP was opened for the first time on New Year’s Eve of 1971, the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan but went offline May 20, 2022 for what was thought to be the final time. However, the very company that received the license to decommission the facility now plans to have it reopened by next year’s end.
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Credits: Enercon
The Palisades shutdown: Holtec International’...
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A Purepoint Monthly Newsletter with archive gathering information on what’s happening with uranium exploration companies, including its monthly exploration news, stock performances as well as the spot- and long-term uranium prices.
For the Purepoint Home page, see https://purepoint.ca/
Schoffstall in a Special Sprott Report indicated in late April 2024 that physical uranium was one of the strongest-performing assets in 2023, returning nearly 90%. The start of 2024 had been no different as uranium prices continued to climb, increasing to $106 per pound in late January.1
The Uranium Bull Market Is Underway, Potentially with Room to Run (1968-3/31/2024)
Source: Data as of 03/31/2024. TradeTech is the leading independent ...
Kimani reported in late October 2024 that renewables utility company NextEra Energy delivered a healthy third-quarter earnings report. During the third quarter earnings call, CEO John Ketchum told investors that the company is currently evaluating the possibility of reopening its Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa amid growing interest from data-center companies.
According to Ketchum, Duane Arnold's boiling water reactor makes it easier to restart and operate economically compared to other nuclear power plants. However, Ketc...
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Yu reported in late October 2024 that Small Module Reactors (SMRs) are supposed to be smaller versions of full-size nuclear reactors with more scalability and faster build times at lower costs.
- NuScale Power is a frontrunner in the race to build SMRs but has also been the subject of short sellers who claim the company has no realistic chance of producing any SMRs before cash runs out.
- NANO Nuclear Energy designs advanced nuclear microreactors that are portable and can be shipped in a single shipping container. They can generate up to...
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