UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January, 2005

(Commission File No. 1-14228)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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TSX NYSE		CCO CCJ				www.cameco.com

2121 – 11^th Street West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 1J3  Canada
Tel: (306) 956-6200 Fax: (306) 956-6201

Bruce A Reactor to Begin Planned Outage

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, January 7, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cameco Corporation announced today, as per the 2005 business plan, that Bruce Power will shut down unit 3 at the Bruce A generating station for its first planned inspection and maintenance on January 8, 2005.

The outage, which will begin on the first anniversary of the reactor’s successful restart, is expected to last for about two months. Workers will inspect the unit’s boilers, change some low-pressure turbine rotors, and perform other maintenance work.

The company will provide further information on all scheduled 2005 outages at Bruce Power when Cameco reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 27.

Cameco indirectly holds a 31.6% interest in Bruce Power Limited Partnership, which leases the Bruce nuclear plants in Ontario. Bruce Power, with its current total capacity of about 4,700 megawatts, can generate enough clean electricity to supply about 20% of Ontario’s power needs.

Cameco, with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is the world’s largest uranium producer. The company’s uranium products are used to generate electricity in nuclear energy plants around the world, providing one of the cleanest sources of energy available today. Cameco’s shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.

Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences, without limiting the generality of the following, include: volatility and sensitivity to market prices for uranium, electricity in Ontario and gold; the impact of the sales volume of uranium, conversion services, electricity generated and gold; competition; the impact of change in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; imprecision in reserve estimates; environmental and safety risks including increased regulatory burdens; unexpected geological or hydrological conditions; political risks arising from operating in certain developing countries; a possible deterioration in political support for nuclear energy; changes in government regulations and policies, including trade laws and policies; demand for nuclear power; replacement of production and failure to obtain necessary permits and approvals from government authorities; legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation, regulation or restructuring of the electric utility industry in Ontario; Ontario electricity rate regulations; weather and other natural phenomena; ability to

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maintain and further improve positive labour relations; operating performance of the facilities; success of planned development projects; and other development and operating risks.

Although Cameco believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this report. Cameco disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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