Russia and China are quickly and aggressively marketing their civil nuclear technologies throughout the world. For emerging nuclear markets, such as in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, the comprehensive nature of Russian and Chinese civil nuclear packages—which includes financing, equity, operations, training, long-term support, fuel cycle services, and other side benefits—is very appealing. The

There has been widespread interest in the development of civil nuclear programs in Africa. Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, has never been viewed as a robust market for nuclear power, at least partly because conventional plants are perceived as too costly and inflexible to be practical. However, with the emergence of SMRs and advanced

Although the Moon Jae-In administration initially announced a long-term phase out of nuclear energy in South Korea, in reality, the government appears to be instead working towards reducing the proportion of nuclear in the national energy mix and continues to support exports of the country’s civil nuclear technology. South Korea’s civil nuclear capabilities can also

Part 810 export control regulations, which deal with the transfer of unclassified nuclear technical information and assistance, are handled by the Department of Energy. Recent Part 810 authorizations for Saudi Arabia were conducted in accordance with law, despite claims by the media that the White House was illegally circumventing export control rules in permitting nuclear

Advanced nuclear concepts currently in development have the potential for improved cost competitiveness, inherent safety, enhanced flexibility and deployability, more manageable waste streams, and increased proliferation resistance. Successful deployment of such technologies may dramatically alter the energy landscape of the future, and accelerating their development will be necessary so that they can meaningfully contribute to

Although solutions to the disposal and management of spent nuclear fuel have proven elusive for virtually all nuclear power countries, Sweden is among the most furthest along in solving this problem. Under Swedish law, license holders are responsible for ensuring the safe management and final disposal of radioactive materials and waste. Thus, Swedish utilities collectively

Growing global energy demand and carbon mitigation challenges together drive increasing interest in nuclear power globally, even as the world continues to deal with the aftereffects of the Fukushima accident. With China’s potential to become a dominant civil nuclear vendor and significant difficulties for nuclear energy in U.S. power markets, the imperatives for international cooperation

The uranium fuel market is weak from commercial and technical issues ranging from a small supply chain, to an overabundance of supply met with too little demand. Prices have dropped low enough that conversion plants have begun to temporarily halt production to allow the prices to recover. The current state of the nuclear fuel market