Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission has issued a report calling for nuclear power to remain a key component of the country’s energy mix despite broad public support for a less nuclear-reliant society. By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission called Thursday for nuclear power to remain a …
World Nuclear Association Director-General Agneta Rising today called on governments, expert bodies and the nuclear industry to do more to ensure that nuclear energy can make the full contribution that society requires to meet its future clean energy needs. Rising was speaking at a press event at the World Nuclear Association Symposium, being held this …
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting India nearly two months after operationalisation of the historic Indo-Japan civil nuclear deal, which has added a new dimension to bilateral ties that could scarcely be imagined in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima tragedy. The journey traversed by the two nations over the past six years …
ARIEL (ELI) LEVITE, TOBY DALTON Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Responsible nuclear states should work with the global nuclear industry to sustain strong nonproliferation, safety, and security practices in a market increasingly dominated by Russia and China. READ THIS ARTICLE: Leveling Up the Nuclear Trade Playing Field – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Kazakh uranium producer KazAtomProm and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear fuel and power generation. The MOU was signed in Astana on 5 September by Galymzhan Pirmatov, CEO of KazAtomProm and Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of Enec. The MOU covers the supply …
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government should decide early next year how to build and fund new nuclear reactors to replace coal-fired and nuclear units that will shut down over the next two decades, the country’s special envoy for nuclear energy said. Options include utility CEZ, which is 70 percent state owned, making the investment …
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has called on the Australian government to reverse legislation that effectively bans the country from developing a nuclear energy industry. The MCA, which represents the country’s exploration, mining and minerals processing industry, has also called for uranium projects to be removed from the definition of “nuclear action” under federal …
Argentina gave the final go-ahead to build two hydroelectric dams in southern Patagonia, as a province in that area said it was dropping plans to build a nuclear power plant due to community resistance. First announced in 2015, the dams to be built on the Santa Cruz River were put on hold by President Mauricio …
French President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign included a promise to cut nuclear power generation from 72% to 50% by 2025. But reports now suggest that this goal may be impossible to deliver on schedule. Why has reducing reliance on nuclear become so important in France, and what might this promise, if it can be delivered, …
BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Monday started its first nuclear security assessment of China, at the request of China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA). During the ten-day assessment, the agency will review China’s nuclear security system, laws and government supervision, and visit nuclear plants in Zhejiang Province, according to the …
