Nuclear Energy Profits
Special Report
Power-Packed Nuclear Energy Profits with Beryllium Technology
One of the rarest metals in the world is gaining attention for its potential to change the face of nuclear
energy.
It’s called beryllium, and just fifty or so years after it became commercially available, one company that
produces the material is ready to reap massive profits from the nuclear energy renaissance that's upon
us.
I'll tell you about that company in just a moment…
But first, you have to understand that this isn't some random idea in a lab somewhere.
Beryllium is actively being tested right now in next-generation nuclear reactors like the Advanced Test
Reactor in Idaho and the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
And internationally, beryllium is being used in test reactors in Poland and Belgium; it is one of the atomic
energy components the international community is trying to keep out of Iran’s hands.
So why beryllium?
Smaller, Cooler, Lighter
Beryllium isn’t only used in nuclear power.
It’s also part of NASA’s Space Shuttles, where its status as one of the lightest metals on earth gives it
great value beyond the stratosphere.
And in the types of nuclear test reactors where we’re talking about beryllium being used, size and weight
matter a great deal, too.
Now I'll try to make sure this doesn't read like some over-the-top science lesson… But it's important for us
as investors to fully understand the basics of the beryllium advantage.
You see, beryllium is much lighter than its main rival in reactor construction, graphite…
It's also great for keeping neutrons from bouncing around too much inside reactors.
How does keeping those tiny particles calm help nuclear power plants operate?
Well, to keep up the fission that makes a nuclear power plant more than just hunks of glowing material
and cooling towers, fast neutrons need to be slowed down.
As those fast neutrons settle with the help of beryllium, they become part of the chain reactions that make
nuclear power happen.
Beryllium competes with graphite and water, but industrially-processed beryllium has the added
advantage of also being able to reflect neutrons.
As a reflector, beryllium has the effect of maximizing the energy in reactor cores. Just as computer
microchips have gotten smaller through efficiency improvements, beryllium could shrink the size of the
average nuclear reactor core.
Smaller reactor cores mean fewer resources will be needed to churn out more energy.
Add those benefits to the fact that nuclear is a carbon-free energy technology, and beryllium is clearly a
critical component in reducing the environmental footprint of countries with major electrical power needs.
That’s why nuclear power plant developers like France’s Areva are looking to beryllium to boost efficiency
by up to 10% -- and replacing uranium with such a kick to energy output is worth paying for.
This is revolutionary stuff, my friend. And in order to get a piece of this action, you need to buy into the
companies producing beryllium.
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (TSX-V: IB)
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. is a Vancouver-based public company that specializes in mining and
production of rare metals and related materials. The company’s shares trade on the TSX Venture
exchange under the ticker symbol IB.
With properties in Colorado and Utah in the United States and in Brazil, IBC mines beryllium for
production of copper-beryllium alloys that can be used in nuclear power applications, automotive parts,
aeronautics, and telecommunications.
Beryllium copper is strong, easy to form into different shapes, and it conducts electricity and heat better
than copper alone.
IBC has integrated its mining operations in with two wholly-owned market-oriented manufacturing
divisions based in the U.S.:
Freedom Alloys, Inc.
Nonferrous Products, Inc.
IBC’s ability to quickly crank out custom-made alloys that can be used in power plants, cars, phones, and
satellites gives it a major leg up on competitors that may be locked into just a few primary beryllium alloy
products.
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