South Korea and the United States are well positioned to overcome their domestic energy problems through bilateral international cooperation. Korea has increasingly imported LNG from the United States, and as a result, the two nations have also seen economic benefits in trade and investment. As global energy demand is anticipated to grow, there are market
South Korea and the United States are well positioned to overcome their domestic energy problems through bilateral international cooperation. Korea has increasingly imported LNG from the United States, and as a result, the two nations have also seen economic benefits in trade and investment. As global energy demand is anticipated to grow, there are market
KIER is facing challenges including insufficient representative outcomes, as well as an inefficient management system. Regarding outcomes, KIER seems to have an unclear role in the South Korean R&D ecosystem, and they seem to lack sufficient market analysis in the planning phases. On the side of the management system, project planning and management is conducted
KIER is facing challenges including insufficient representative outcomes, as well as an inefficient management system. Regarding outcomes, KIER seems to have an unclear role in the South Korean R&D ecosystem, and they seem to lack sufficient market analysis in the planning phases. On the side of the management system, project planning and management is conducted
Recent, extraordinary events have created opportunities and requirements to develop a roadmap to the goal of verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea. The technical and policy scope of a DPRK denuclearization roadmap must prioritize verifiable declaration and dismantlement of the DPRK's nuclear weapons program, including nuclear
Convene a high-level private workshop among preeminent Korean, Japanese, and American experts in nuclear energy and nuclear policy issues, with the intention of fostering relationships, confidence building, and seeking potential areas for trilateral cooperation. This meeting continues on with the theme of spent fuel and radioactive waste management, which has been an ongoing issue in
During the 9th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a multinational effort called the Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy (NICE) Future Initiative was launched. The NICE Future initiative seeks to elevate discussions about nuclear energy from "traditional, nuclear-only fora to broader multilateral discussions on clean energy at both the ministerial and working levels." To this end, NICE is
The nuclear industries of countries guided by democratic and free market principles are facing various market and government imposed challenges, including escalating regulatory burdens, rising construction costs, adverse domestic power markets, and atrophying supply chains. Perhaps most worrisome, however, is the threat posed by state-owned, vertically-integrated vendors in Russia and China. Not only do governments
