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
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
