Nov 13, 2024 · World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León speaking at the event (Image: World Nuclear Association) During COP28 - held in Dubai, UAE, in December last year - 25 countries backed a Ministerial Declaration calling for the tripling of global nuclear energy capacity by 2050.

January . The start of the year was dominated by nuclear energy developments in the UK, with the then government launching a roadmap for reaching its ambition for the UK to have 24 GWe of nuclear generating capacity by 2050, representing about 25% of the country's projected electricity demand.There was also EDF's announcement that the timeline and cost estimate of Hinkley Point C had risen and ...

Mar 20, 2024 · ecoAmerica says support for nuclear has risen over seven years of surveys (Image: ecoAmerica) The poll found 55% of Americans to be either “strongly” or “somewhat" supportive of nuclear power - a 3-point rise from 2023 and a 6-point rise from 2018, but down from 2022's peak of 61%.. The most important reasons cited for supporting nuclear energy included economic benefits, pollution ...

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Global nuclear generating capacity is expected to increase from 416 GWe in 2023 to 647 GWe in 2050 in a scenario based on existing energy policies, according to the latest World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency.

The Blue Book Nuclear Energy To Support Low Carbon is a unique collaborative work by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and France’s EDF, sharing their experience to highlight nuclear’s role in the energy transition, explains the editorial committee leader of the Blue Book at EDF, Antoine Herzog, in this Q&A.

What do you think are the main priorities for the year ahead? One of the things that has been keeping me a little bit awake at night is to make sure that we, the global nuclear industry, make the most of the perfect alignment of the stars that we are seeing right now.We haven't seen this ever perhaps, or not in many decades. I keep saying this, but the time is truly now.

Sep 10, 2024 · Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Mohammad Eslami said the country is looking to increase its nuclear power generation capacity to 20 GWe. The country's first nuclear power plant, Bushehr, has now generated more than 60 billion kilowatt-hours, he told a parliamentary council.

4 days ago · An agreement has been concluded to renew the Generation IV International Forum, which aims to build on its first 25 years of sharing research and development on innovative nuclear reactor designs, as William D Magwood IV, Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, explains.

May 9, 2024 · The Qinshan plant started mass production of carbon-14 earlier this year (Image: CNNC) The target was set in an action plan - titled Three-Year Action Plan for High-Quality Development of Nuclear Technology Application Industry (2024-2026) - which was jointly released on 24 October by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA), the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments.