... Center for Energy and Security Studies (
CENESS
) launched a new joint report on the future of U.S.-Russian nuclear cooperation.
The report includes 51 recommendations for mutually beneficial cooperation across five thematic areas: nuclear science, nuclear energy, nuclear safety, nuclear security, and nuclear environmental remediation. If implemented, these projects could result in safer nuclear reactors, stronger defenses against nuclear and radiological terrorism, and cleaner approaches to nuclear ...
... seeking to diversify the network of energy suppliers, transportation channels and industry technologies involved. The increase in the share of renewable energy sources, as well as the addition of new sources to the “energy basket” (including nuclear energy) and the intensification of its efforts to explore and develop hydrocarbon resources both inside the country and abroad, are also viewed by experts as priorities in terms of Turkey’s energy security.
Major Areas of Russia–Turkey ...
Russia’s Rosatom nuclear energy corporation expects to sign with India a framework agreement on construction of the third stage, or units 5 and 6 of the Kundankulam power plant, in the near future, Rosatom deputy director general Nikolai Spassky said Tuesday.
“The ...
Nuclear power is an energy source that could help to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
reduce the scale of climate change
by replacing carbon intensive coal and gas-fired power stations. However, with the production of nuclear energy comes the production of nuclear waste. The waste is produced by a wide variety of processes and can be stored in many different sites around the world. If climate change continues, we should expect more frequent extreme climate events and ...
... the targeted infection of systems at the Natanz enrichment plant and the Bushehr nuclear facility. On October 3, 2010, the Iranian authorities reported the
detention
of several persons who participated in an attempted cyber sabotage of the national nuclear energy program. Moreover, the
report
states that unregulated hookups to external networks can occur during the planned replacement of equipment components with built-in GPS and/or Wi-Fi modules, to say nothing of the situations when the connection ...
Narendra Modi’s atomic diplomacy
A breakthrough in negotiations between New Delhi and Washington on nuclear energy cooperation is an undeniable diplomatic success of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The details of the agreement that was reached are virtually unknown. However, it is already clear that the agreement could have a significant impact ...
Iran has no intentions of abandoning its efforts to develop nuclear energy
With negotiations concerning Iran’s “nuclear dossier” moving forward – negotiations that should lead to the lifting of sanctions against the country in the near future – the rest of the world is beginning ...
