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Coal exit: top Asian banks join Europe, U.S.

May 27, 2019 by Tim Buckley

Around the world, cheaper renewables, improved technology, and risks over reputation, financial performance and the environment are driving finance away from coal. In the early days it sometimes looked like “greenwash”, but over time commitments have ratcheted up to make it a reality. Europe and the U.S. have already made a good start, and Asia is now catching up. As renewables get cheaper nobody wants to be left holding billions in stranded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Investment Tagged With: China, coal, India, investment, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand

South Korea’s nuclear ambitions face safety, quality issues

May 9, 2019 by Dan Yurman

Dan Yurman summarises the regulatory, academic and press coverage of serious delays to South Korean nuclear reactors being built for the UAE. According to reports, these were caused by having to replace substandard components in reactors located in both South Korea and those planned for the UAE. There are problems with staff training too. South Korea recently completed the US NRC safety review process for its 1400 MW design. But the author asks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: Nuclear, regulations, South Korea, training, UAE, US

SMR reactors: questions the “new nuclear” industry needs to answer

April 18, 2019 by Dan Yurman

The new energy world is full of ambition about future developments, not least nuclear. At some point hard questions have to be asked and answered. Dan Yurman is asking questions about next generation Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). For example, why take on the unknown material and regulatory risk of SMRs over the known risks of proven LWRs? Which governments and/or investors will back the $500m needed to get an SMR into production? Where are the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: Canada, China, HTGR, LWR, molten salt, Nuclear, Russia, SMR, South Korea, U.K., U.S.

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