Japan’s Nuclear Energy Policy: Institutional Influences and International Implications October 08, 2013 Given the tremendous aftermath of 3/11 in Japan and throughout the world, it has been widely accepted that exogenous shocks, particularly momentous crises such as Fukushima, have been the main drivers of Japanese nuclear energy policy. However, a more thorough historical examination of
Renewable Energy in the Age of Natural Gas September 25, 2013 Interest in renewable energy has grown in recent times due to the need for enhanced energy resilience and diversity in energy sources, increased sensitivity to environmental and air quality issues, heightened awareness of carbon emissions and climate change, and the imperative for greater energy
The Changing Politics of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in South Korea and Japan September 05, 2013 At its core, prospect theory claims that states are risk averse when in a gains domain and risk acceptant when in a losses domain. Between 1950 and 1990, major nuclear fuel cycle decisions were made in both the Republic
GABI was recently featured in a YTN article for its work in hosting and organizing a two-day green energy conference with the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). The conference took place from August 5th to 6th. The link
Global Clean Energy: Shared Vision and Collaborative Opportunities August 05, 2013 With the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (MOFA), GABI organized a large two-day conference on green energy technologies, including new and renewable energy. On August
Pyroprocessing Safeguards: Technical-Institutional Measures and Nonproliferation Implications July 31, 2013 Within the 10-year US-ROK Joint Fuel Cycle Studies (JFCS), the Safeguards and Security Working Group seeks to establish the proliferation implications and safeguardability of possible commercial pyroprocessing. In other words, its primary objective is to determine the viability of technical-institutional measures to detect possible nuclear
KAERI-GABI-KNPS Seminar: US-Korea Nuclear Cooperation July 10, 2013 KAERI, GABI, KNPS organized seminar titled “US-Korea Nuclear Cooperation” on July 10 at Lotte Hotel, Seoul Korea. The U.S. delegation, Paul Dickman from Argonne National Laboratory, Tom Blees from the Science Council, Walter Howes from Verdigris Capital and Mark Holt from Congressional Research Service, was led by
Promoting Global Nonproliferation and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology June 27, 2013 The entry into force of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1970 has largely been the reason why the fears of a tide of nuclear weapons proliferation following World War II have not been realized. The NPT has been the most widely acceded to
US-South Korea Nuclear Cooperation: Agreeing on Commercial and Nonproliferation Goals June 11, 2013 Although South Korea and the US agreed to extend their existing 123 agreement for two years this past May, the two sides are nevertheless still at odds on the issue of enrichment and reprocessing. While South Korea seeks programmatic consent to enrich
