SMRs
Proceed with Caution: The Price of Neglecting Safety for SMRs
Small modular reactors (SMRs) may be the way to a greener future, but there is a price to be paid if atomic energy regulators neglect their safety as well. Small...
Nuclear Power in Central Asia: The New “New Thing”?
The Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are exploring the development of nuclear power. Last fall, Kazakhstan passed a controversial referendum to build a nuclear power plant. In...
COP28’s Nuclear Energy Promise Is Still a Long Way Off
A welcome and unexpected result from COP28 Dubai was a pledge as part of the stock-taking process by twenty-four participating countries “to work together to advance a global aspirational goal...
Opening a New Chapter for ROK-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
2023 marks the seventieth anniversary of the signing of the United States-Republic of Korea Mutual Defense Treaty, which is the foundation of the ROK-U.S. alliance. But 2023 is also the...
Why America and the World Need Nuclear Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its International Energy Outlook 2021 report, notes trends in global energy supply, demand, and emissions to 2050 that forecast the...