In November 2018, Kyung Hee University located in Seoul, the Global America Business Institute (GABI) based in Washington, D.C., and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) headquartered in New York convened a private meeting to discuss findings from technical and policy experts related to a possible DPRK denuclearization roadmap. One year later, the three entities will host

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has added nuclear energy technologies to their portfolio of projects to support the broader mission of ensuring the U.S. technological lead in energy and bolstering U.S. economic and energy security. One of the major challenge areas for the nuclear industry is in operation and maintenance (O&M), as this represents a

In 2018, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) started the process of inviting vendors to participate in its small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project. For many vendors, demonstration is a critical step towards realizing a commercially-viable SMR product. Presently, a number of companies have partnered with CNL on SMR demonstration activities, many of which view significant market

Advanced nuclear R&D efforts and programs in the Republic of Korea have generally focused on sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs), although there has also been work on very-high-temperature reactors (VHTRs). Although a range of advanced reactor and Generation-IV designs were originally considered, the SFR was selected for its technological maturity, actinide burning capabilities, and enhanced safety