Nuclear Policies rss

Moniz takes office

22 May 2013

Moniz sworn in (DoE) 48Ernest Moniz was sworn in yesterday as the 13th US Secretary of Energy at a ceremony in Washington, DC.

UAE, Japan sign up for nuclear cooperation

02 May 2013

UAE-Japan business forum (WAM)_48A cooperation agreement on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy signed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan clears the way for the transfer of nuclear materials, technology and related items between the two countries.

Brazil drafts tax on nuclear

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.

New nuclear development council for Vietnam

09 May 2013

Vietnam is to set up a new National Council for Atomic Energy Development, tasked with identifying strategies and priorities for the development of nuclear energy in the country.

Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal

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.

Nuclear not currently an option for Singapore

11 April 2013

Singapore skyline 48Deployment of nuclear power is not on the agenda for Singapore at the moment, delegates at the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle conference in the city heard this week. The island city-state has few options for low-carbon power.