Paladin Energy’s top boss says its takeover of Fission Uranium Corp would make it the third-largest publicly traded uranium producer, offering investors an alternative in a sector dominated by two giants. Paladin would churn out 10% of global uranium output after combining production of its Namibian mine with Fission’s Canadian project when completed, CEO Ian Purdy said in a Wednesday interview in Toronto. That would lift Paladin’s ranking by output to third, behind top producer Kazatomprom, which is controlled by the government of Kazakhstan, and Canada’s Cameco Corp.