It’s been a long road back for uranium since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor melt-down in Japan and there could be further to travel despite a promising uptick in the price of the fuel after last week’s decision by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, to not ban imports of the material. Apart from safety considerations …
Any discussion on nuclear power policy should be based on reality. In their Upper House election campaign platforms, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, say they will allow more restarts of nuclear reactors in line with the government’s Basic Energy Plan. The plan defines nuclear energy as a mainstay source …
Nuclear: By the Numbers In 2018, the world produced 2,701 terawatt-hours (TWh) of nuclear power. This represents a slight decline over the past decade, but that’s somewhat misleading. Global nuclear power production dropped by 10% from 2010 t0 2012, a consequence of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan. But global nuclear power generation has …
At a time when energy transition and climate issues are clearly emerging as major political and social concerns in the public debate in France, Orano wanted to question the French on how much they know about and how they perceive this energy and its industry. The results of this survey, carried out in partnership with …
Given that three countries that have largely decarbonized all relied on nuclear power, one might think it would be central to any discussion of how to fight climate change. But one would be very wrong One in three Canadians thinks nuclear power emits as much carbon dioxide as burning oil. Almost three in 10 think …
The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington, Ont., shown on a tour in 2016. Advocates for a low-carbon energy grid are increasingly touting the benefits of nuclear power, despite its significant risks. FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL To stop the global climate crisis, we need emissions-free energy more than ever – and for all its …
As many as 30 nuclear reactors could be built by China over the next decade as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior industry official told a meeting of the country’s top political advisory body this week. Wang Shoujun, a standing committee member of the China People’s Political Consultative Conference, told delegates on …
Poland and the U.S. signed Memorandum of Understanding concerning the cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for civil purposes. This Memorandum expresses both parties’ readiness to cooperate in the Polish nuclear energy program, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister said in a statement. The parties expressed e.g. their will to jointly define the conditions …
CNNC Chairman Yu Jianfeng met with Roberto Adinolfi, chief executive officer of Ansaldo Nucleare in Genoa, Italy, on June 10. During the meeting, Yu stressed that China, as a major nuclear power, is in a strong position to develop nuclear energy. As a major Italian producer and supplier of nuclear power equipment and equipment for …
The New South Wales deputy premier has renewed calls for nuclear energy, saying it’s “the only way” forward. A new report by the Minerals Council of Australia is calling for legislated discrimination of uranium to be repealed. Alan Jones says this is the biggest issue facing Australians right now. “There is no denying the urgency …