IAEA predicts increase in nuclear power capacity in latest outlook
For the first time since the Fukushima Daiichi accident a decade ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revised up its projections of the potential growth of nuclear power capacity for electricity generation during the coming decades. The change in the IAEA’s annual outlook for this low-carbon energy source does not yet mark a […]
Nuclear ‘should have extended role’ in clean energy mix
With the world looking to consolidate ventures in cleaner and greener electricity sources post-COVID-19, electricity from nuclear sources offer a key option. The World Nuclear Association in a recent study states the opportunity for governments to invest in nuclear energy, which addresses the COVID-19 crisis and manages issues such as climate change, air pollution and energy crisis. Somik […]
‘More nuclear power required’ to achieve net-zero emissions
Britain’s largest business group, the CBI, has called upon the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to build new nuclear power stations and scale up carbon capture technology and infrastructure to reach the Government’s target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In a letter to the Rt Hon Greg Clark, the CBI […]