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Steel is one of the top three carbon emitters in the world and is classified as a hard-to-decarbonize sector. Challengingly, steel is the single most important material for infrastructure and development. The industry needs to reduce emissions, and nuclear energy can help decarbonize steel by creating hydrogen, generating electricity, and creating very high temperatures for
There is a significant gap between the megatons of oil equivalent (Mtoe) of fossil fuels compared to non-hydro renewable energy. Renewables cannot be a replacement for fossil fuels because of the intermittent nature of the generation. Urbanization and growing population increases will increase energy demands significantly in the near future. Supply chain and demand considerations
The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) is working diligently to expand hydrogen research and development in an effort to reach the Korean government’s goals of 5.26 MMt/year of hydrogen at a cost of 3000 won/kg of hydrogen by 2040. Globally, there has been a surge of investments in new hydrogen technologies. The Biden Administration
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
Although standardization will be needed to improve the viability and commercial competitiveness of future nuclear reactor designs, specific customer preferences and requirements will often necessitate customized solutions. Furthermore, as many U.S. advanced reactor designs are presently in a demonstration phase, specific design details will need to be determined before the process of standardization can commence.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP – October 28, 2020; 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET SPEAKER BIOS Richard Meserve is Senior of Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP. Dr. Meserve served as Chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from 1999 to 2003 following many years as a partner at Covington & Burling. Dr. Meserve is
Increasing penetrations of ever affordable renewable energy, while helpful in mitigating carbon and other atmospheric emissions, are effecting growing challenges related to grid management, power reliability, and dispatchability. With recent advances in control and communications networks, reactor designs, and carbon capture, the integration of various low-carbon energy generation technologies has the potential to concurrently achieve
Russia and China are quickly and aggressively marketing their civil nuclear technologies throughout the world. For emerging nuclear markets, such as in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, the comprehensive nature of Russian and Chinese civil nuclear packages—which includes financing, equity, operations, training, long-term support, fuel cycle services, and other side benefits—is very appealing. The
