On April 9-11, 2018, Florence Lowe-Lee was invited to 3rd Kijang Forum in Busan Korea. She chaired session III titled "Plan for the Kijang Forum to Strengthen International Cooperation among NPP cities." There were officials and representatives from 15 different cities in 7 countries. The participants shared their perspectives on various issues, including closure and early retirement of nuclear
The Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea) is presently the world’s third largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, and upon assuming office, President Moon Jae-In had stated his intention to increase the proportion of natural gas in Korea’s energy mix. The ROK Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) recently released its 13th Long-term
The strength of the United States’ voice in upholding international safety, security, and nonproliferation standards is directly correlated with the robustness and health of its domestic commercial nuclear industry. As the U.S. commercial industry declines, so does the power of U.S. leadership in setting global nuclear governance norms. Players such as Russia and China are
There is contentious debate over Saudi Arabia’s intentions in developing a nuclear power program and potential civil nuclear cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. While advocates of the Saudi nuclear program and U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation argue that the Saudis have legitimate interests in pursuing nuclear power—particularly considering its growing population, surging energy demand, and
No single country possesses the complete range of resources, technology, and know-how to address the world’s exponentially growing demand for clean food, water, and energy. To leverage international expertise, stretch limited R&D budgets, and avoid redundant efforts, countries enter into international energy R&D cooperative agreements, often driven by presidential directives, agency-level missions, laboratory-specific missions, etc.
On February 26, 2018, GABI signed an MOU with the Aruba Centre of Excellence (COE) under the UNDP Initiative for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This was realized in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Government of Aruba. GABI will engage in
