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Brexit Is a Game Changer for the British Nuclear Industry

16 October 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Brexit Is a Game Changer for the British Nuclear Industry Of all the international regulatory challenges created by the U.K.’s impending departure from the European Union, the atomic-energy industry may best encapsulate the decision’s bottom-line effect: more...

Europe’s nuclear trade body pushes for swift ‘Brexatom’ deal with UK

12 October 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Europe’s nuclear trade body pushes for swift ‘Brexatom’ deal with UK Europe’s nuclear trade body has said it sees no reason why the UK cannot quickly sign a nuclear deal with the EU after Brexit which mirrors agreements the bloc...

South Korea a ‘nuclear success story’

28 September 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed South Korea a ‘nuclear success story’ South Korea’s economic growth is thanks in part to nuclear energy, and the innovative use of radiation techniques will support sustainable development, said the country’s ambassador to the...

IAEA: Advanced Nuclear Technologies can Help Achieve a Carbon-Free Energy Future

20 September 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed IAEA: Advanced Nuclear Technologies can Help Achieve a Carbon-Free Energy Future Innovation in the nuclear sector is vital to fulfil its potential in combatting climate change, agreed panellists at a side event held on the margins of the IAEA General...

UK plans domestic nuclear safeguards regime

18 September 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed UK plans domestic nuclear safeguards regime As part of preparations for its exit from the European Union, the UK is establishing a domestic nuclear safeguards regime to ensure that it “continues to maintain its position as a responsible nuclear state...

Jobs for two centuries in nuclear

18 September 2017 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Jobs for two centuries in nuclear Some 200,000 job-years of employment are created by each 1000 MWe of nuclear capacity constructed, according to a new study by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Source:...

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