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12 09, 2012

Waste Confidence: What Next for the US?

By |2018-01-30T11:17:46-05:00September 12th, 2012|Categories: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Workshops|0 Comments

Waste Confidence: What Next for the US? September 12, 2012 In response to a 1977 NRDC lawsuit challenging the basis of licensing reactors, the NRC issued the original Waste Confidence Rule in 1984, essentially expressing assurance that safe disposal of spent fuel in a geologic repository was technically feasible and that repository space would eventually

29 08, 2012

Future of Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy in the US

By |2018-01-01T01:43:41-05:00August 29th, 2012|Categories: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Workshops|0 Comments

Future of Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy in the US August 29, 2012 There is widespread recognition that the current pace of fossil fuel usage will necessarily lead to climate change and other deleterious global effects. Within the US, market forces have decreased carbon emissions to record levels with the emergence of cheap shale natural

19 08, 2012

Meeting 1: Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal

By |2022-01-04T13:10:41-05:00August 19th, 2012|Categories: Multilateral Nuclear Energy Dialogue, Nuclear Energy|0 Comments

Meeting 1: Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal August 19, 2012 August 19-23, 2012 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) ​Albuquerque and Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States The inaugural meeting of the Trilateral Nuclear Energy Dialogue took place in New Mexico. While the meetings and base of operations were located in Albuquerque, the group traveled down to

9 08, 2012

The Problem of Public Acceptance for the Global Nuclear Industry

By |2018-01-30T11:19:06-05:00August 9th, 2012|Categories: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Workshops|0 Comments

The Problem of Public Acceptance for the Global Nuclear Industry August 09, 2012 The need to engage and educate the public about nuclear energy and its associated benefits and risks has always been a vital task for the nuclear industry, and is even more so now following the Fukushima accident. Throughout the world, public concern

12 07, 2012

Computer Modeling of Radioactivity Releases in a Nuclear Accident: Lessons and Implications

By |2018-01-30T11:19:45-05:00July 12th, 2012|Categories: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Workshops|0 Comments

Computer Modeling of Radioactivity Releases in a Nuclear Accident: Lessons and Implications July 12, 2012 Computer modeling is utilized to evaluate the risks of radiation releases from nuclear plants in various ways: estimating the general probability and consequences of severe nuclear accidents by factoring in a wide spectrum of technical, historical, geographical, and environmental data;

2 07, 2012

GABI signs MOU with the Korean Nuclear Society (KNS)

By |2017-12-18T19:42:52-05:00July 2nd, 2012|Categories: News|0 Comments

GABI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korean Nuclear Society (KNS) during the 2012 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting. This MOU establishes GABI as the Korean Nuclear Society’s US office, and will allow the two organizations to more closely collaborate in developing project proposals, organizing conferences and workshops, and promoting greater understanding of

6 06, 2012

Closing the Fuel Cycle in Asia: The Security Implications

By |2018-01-01T02:01:46-05:00June 6th, 2012|Categories: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Workshops|0 Comments

Closing the Fuel Cycle in Asia: The Security Implications June 06, 2012 While the merits of closing the nuclear fuel cycle are normally debated in technical and economic terms, security issues are often set aside as secondary concerns in such discussions. South Korea, Japan, and China have long expressed interest in developing nuclear reprocessing, and

10 05, 2012

Nuclear Energy in Korea: US-ROK Fuel Cycle R&D Cooperation

By |2018-01-30T11:20:36-05:00May 10th, 2012|Categories: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Workshops|0 Comments

Nuclear Energy in Korea: US-ROK Fuel Cycle R&D Cooperation May 10, 2012 With few viable energy alternatives, South Korea relies on nuclear power to meet its growing energy demands and limit its greenhouse gas emissions. However, Korea faces significant challenges in the management of spent nuclear fuel, stemming from geographical issues and episodes of vociferous

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