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Canadian firm steps up nuclear education campaign amid scrutiny of Guyana uranium project
(Kaieteur News) – As concerns mount over the proposed Kurupung uranium project in Guyana, Canada-based U92 Energy Corp. has been ramping up educational posts on social media to outline environmental management, safety and benefits of nuclear energy.
The Kurupung Uranium Project spans approximately 92.2 square kilometres in Region Seven and carries a historical resource estimate of 20.6 million pounds of uranium. U92 completed its acquisition of LIA Industries, a Singaporean firm, earlier this year, giving the Canadian company control of what is currently Guyana’s only known uranium project.
A look at U92’s uranium project
The Kurupung project is listed on U92’s website as its only project. In recent weeks the company has shared a series of Facebook posts explaining various aspects of the nuclear industry, from uranium mining waste management to the reliability and safety of nuclear power.
These posts come as the project has attracted public scrutiny, with indigenous group and environmental advocates raising concerns over the potential impacts of uranium mining and some calling for the project to be halted pending greater consultation and assessment. Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element that serves as the primary fuel for nuclear power plants worldwide. It is primarily used to produce electricity, providing a highly concentrated energy source and its special properties also make it the main source of fuel for nuclear reactors.
Recently, the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) has called for the project to be halted, citing the absence of public and community-level consultations and a lack of information about the project. APA stressed that uranium exploration presents significant risks and lacks Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) with the Indigenous Peoples whose lands, livelihoods and future are now under threat. APA also criticised the lack of transparency surrounding the proposed uranium project and called it “deeply troubling.” It argued that Indigenous communities are left in the dark without being adequately informed about the nature of the project and potential impacts the project poses especially to the environment and their livelihood.
In a post on Monday, the company outlined how waste from uranium mining is left behind and how managing mining waste is part of the process.
“Conventional milling produces tailings, the left-over rock after the uranium is removed. These are stored in engineered facilities and capped to keep them stable for the long term,” U92 said. It further explained that in-situ recovery (a mining technique used to extract minerals like uranium and copper) produces no tailings but groundwater used during the process is restored afterward, flushed and returned toward its original condition after mining.
Citing the World Nuclear Association, U92 said the information was shared for educational purposes and was “not investment advice.”
Earlier this month, U92 pointed to what it described as “one of the clearest signals of the nuclear revival.”
In another post, U92 outlined that nuclear power has an “image problem” that the data does not support. It explained that when researchers count the full toll of each energy source, including accidents and the air pollution from burning fuel, nuclear turns out to be among the safest ways to make electricity.
“Per terawatt-hour, coal is linked to roughly 25 deaths and oil to around 18, while nuclear sits at about 0.03, alongside wind and solar. The gap between fossil fuels and everything clean is enormous. The difference between nuclear, wind and solar is, by comparison, tiny,” the company added.
It also highlighted nuclear energy’s reliability citing figures from the United States Department of Energy showing nuclear plants achieved a capacity factor of more than 92% in 2024, higher than natural gas, coal, wind or solar. “This is why nuclear is called baseload. It is the power that is simply there, around the clock, regardless of weather. As demand from data centres and electrification climbs, that constancy is exactly what the grid is short of,” it further noted.
Notably, each of the posts was accompanied by a disclaimer stating that the information was provided for educational purposes only and did not constitute investment advice.
U92’s educational campaign comes as debate continues over the proposed Kurupung Uranium Project. The former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams and some opposition members, have raised concerns about the uranium exploration project. Similar to the comments made by the APA, Dr. Adams and the opposition members cited lack of public disclosure, inadequate consultation with Indigenous communities, and uncertainty over the regulatory framework governing uranium.
This publication reported that the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) on 19th April, 2024 granted the Singaporean firm local subsidiary LIA (Guyana) Inc., the “exclusive right of occupation and exploration” through the issuance of two Exclusive Prospecting Licences (PLs).
LIA (Guyana) is a private limited liability company in Guyana which was incorporated on 20th March, 2023.
A January 2026 filing said exploration activities at the project site commenced in 2024. The prospecting licences permit the exploration of uranium, other radioactive minerals, and rare earth elements (REEs) for a period of three years ending 18th April, 2027. The licences may be extended upon application for a maximum of two additional one-year periods, extending the term to 18th April, 2029.
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I tink the government should have look into all these aspect of operation before proceeding to any operation knowing what the outcome will be