Politics rss

Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal

Nuclear Policies

25 April 2013

Decisions on the future of South Korea's fuel cycle have been put off for another two years. The country wants to recycle and reprocess used reactor fuel but requires American consent.

Uranium company fights Quebec moratorium

Exploration and Nuclear Fuel

23 April 2013

A company that has invested CAD120 million in a Quebec uranium project has launched legal action in response to a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining imposed by the provincial government.

World has stalled on clean energy

Energy and Environment

17 April 2013

The world's governments are failing on almost every level to clean up their energy systems and must intervene to support nuclear power, said the IEA, noting that only renewables and electric vehicles are 'on track'.

Butkevičius negotiates on Visaginas

New Nuclear

23 April 2013

Lithuania's optimal power mix would include nuclear along with a range of other sources, said new prime minister Algirdas Butkevičius, but the Visaginas project's economics are critical and need the buy-in of local partners.

Brazil drafts tax on nuclear

Nuclear Policies

18 April 2013

Angra 1 (Eletronuclear) 71x48Eletronuclear may face a 10% tax on revenue from its nuclear power operations as Brazil prepares to expand arrangements that target profits from oil and gas.

South Korean nuclear policy unchanged

Nuclear Policies

27 March 2013

Park Geun-hye 48The new South Korean government of Park Geun-hye looks unlikely to waver from its predecessor's staunch support for the country's nuclear energy program.