GABI is pleased to announce a new podcast, featuring an interview with Dr. Sang-Hyun Lee, President of the Sejong Institute in Korea. Dr. Lee also serves as President of the Korea Nuclear Policy Society (KNPS). Dr. Lee's main research interests include international politics and security, Korea-U.S. relations, inter-Korean relations, nuclear security and nonproliferation, and East
Global CO2 emissions are not abating any time soon. Since the Kyoto Protocol at 1997, global emissions have only risen. Significant emissions reductions need to be made to reach the global climate goals. This fundamental issue has brought nuclear back into the perspective of a clean energy mix. As renewables scale up around the world,
President Biden and President Moon met in May of 2021 and agreed to cooperate on nuclear exports. The decision was hailed by the nuclear community, but the direction and details of such an agreement have yet to be discussed. Collaboration is possible on many issues including nuclear safety, the supply chain, human capital, and
Government initiatives and private industry are both working to advance nuclear technologies in space. International collaboration between governments and in public-private partnerships will be key to deployment of nuclear technologies. By the end of this decade, NASA and other departments in the United States hope to both demonstrate space nuclear
The current global focus on hydrogen is driven by two main factors. First, the foundation of hydrogen is strong, as a number of proven technologies have emerged. Second, businesses and governments are aware of the shared problem of climate change, and they have realized that reaching climate goals are impossible without the utilization of hydrogen
Public perception of nuclear energy is positive when communicating the carbon-free benefits of nuclear energy and that nuclear power is capable of generating base-load electricity. Barriers to supporting nuclear energy include popular culture’s negative representation of the technology combined with industrial accidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima. Communicating the safety aspects of nuclear technology and used
Smaller nuclear technologies offer a significant opportunity for the widespread deployment of nuclear technologies globally. While the current business model of large reactors is economically unattractive in many parts of the world due to lengthy testing and licensing, field construction, large scale size, or grid stability, small reactor technologies such as microreactors can overcome many
