Nuclear Energy Workshops

May 16, 2014 The Republic of Korea’s most recent energy plan includes approximately one-third of all electricity generation from nuclear in ten years, which will require about a dozen further reactors constructed and completed by 2024. Given this plan and...

April 29, 2014 Combining advances in proton accelerator research and molten salt reactor concepts tested by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, accelerator driven subcritical reactors (ADSR) have the potential to enhance nuclear safety, waste management, and...

April 10, 2014 Since the signing of the first nuclear cooperation agreement between the US and Korea in 1956, the US-ROK civil nuclear partnership has undergone significant evolution—although Korea was at first entirely dependent upon the US for nuclear...

US Capabilities and Self-Sufficiency in the Front End March 26, 2014 In terms of the production of nuclear fuel, the US is self-sufficient only in fuel fabrication—US in situ recovery of uranium produces only a small percentage of uranium consumed in US...

Developing and Financing NPPs: Thoughts on Reputational Risk January 31, 2014 The huge capital costs and long development/construction periods associated with nuclear power plant construction present significant challenges in the financing of such projects....

On January 23rd, 2014, GABI hosted a workshop in partnership with KAIST on "The Future of Commercial Uranium Enrichment and Multilateral Enrichment Facilities." The workshop featured Dr. Olli Heinonen of Harvard University, Dr. Charles Ferguson of the...