In January 2018, FERC voted to end consideration of the grid resiliency rule proposed by DOE, and opened a new docket, seeking responses from RTOs and ISOs on their resiliency issues. Although the NOPR was rejected, this does not take away from the existence of real resilience challenges and concerns regarding the reliability of gas
In collaboration with the Foundation for Nuclear Studies (FNS), GABI hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on global nuclear power markets on January 24, 2018. Despite growing support for advanced nuclear development in the U.S., global nuclear power is presently poised to be dominated by Russia and China—both in conventional LWR new build and advanced nuclear
The U.S. possesses more than half of the world’s nuclear plant decommissioning experience. Although decommissioning has traditionally been viewed in a negative light, it is increasingly being perceived as a part of the natural life cycle of commercial units. Demonstration of efficient and cost-effective decommissioning boosts public confidence in nuclear and opens the door for
Perspectives on an Energy Transition in the Republic of Korea In cooperation with the Republic of Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), GABI hosted a private roundtable with ROK officials and representatives, energy professionals, and Washington-based experts to discuss issues of importance
Together with the delegation from Korea Institute for Energy Research (KIER), GABI visited National Energy and Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh, PA to discuss popossible avenue of collaboration with NETL and KIER.
GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee was invited to participate in a private brain storm session on topics discussing how to make advanced reactors good for national security and how to use national security considerations to help get U.S. advanced reactors deployed.
The DOE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for consideration and final action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks to "protect the American people from the threat of energy outages that could result from the loss of traditional baseload capacity." To that end, the NOPR proposes greater valuation of the reliability and resiliency benefits provided
October 25, 2017 To address the concerns of the growing issue of used nuclear fuel in Canada, the Canadian federal government established the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) under the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act of 2002. NWMO is investigating the option of a deep geological repository for the long-term storage of Canada's used nuclear fuel.
The U.S. and the Republic of Korea have had a long history of nuclear energy cooperation, dating back to when the U.S. built Korea's first commercial reactors in 1978. This relationship has evolved over the decades, and Korea has more recently emerged as one of the world's major suppliers of nuclear power technologies. With growing interest
