South Koreaâs presidential front-runner Lee Jae-myung has pledged to keep nuclear power âfor the time being,â but plans a long-term shift to renewables if elected June 3 â a stance that could undermine the nationâs atomic energy expansion plans at home and abroad. Lee, a member of the opposition Democratic Party, unveiled an âenergy expresswayâ…
But is this the sole driver of renewed interest in this 70-year-old technology? What has changedâand what role might nuclear play in the worldâs energy transition? Also Read: Trumpâs global shake-up could spell climate opportunities for India A technology of peaks and pauses: Nuclear electricity first connected to the grid in 1954 in the erstwhile…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the governmentâs decision to open up the nuclear power sector to the private sector has opened up the way for scaling up nuclear power capacity in a big way over the next two decades. Speaking at the âRepublic plenary summitâ organised by Republic TV, the prime minister…
How are these disruptions likely to affect India? Three disruptive moves in particular need to be taken into consideration in this regardâon immigration, trade and tariff policy, and foreign policy. Also Read: Harsh Pant: Trumpâs foreign policy recast poses a challenge that India cannot avoid Attacking immigration was Trumpâs first major move. He had harped…
Nuclear energy is back in vogue globally, especially to satisfy the swelling appetite of artificial intelligence for electricity. India also plans a big steam-up. Also Read: Nuclear option: Small modular reactors can pave Indiaâs path to clean energy The latest budget has an outlay of âš20,000 crore to develop small modular reactors (of up to…
Currently, four VVER 1,000-MWe reactors are being built at the KKNPP site. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Boosting stateâs power distribution and opening the nuclear power sector was announced by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her eighth Budget speech on Saturday (February 1, 2025). She announced incentivisation of distribution reforms to help the financial…
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Is uranium a critical mineral? Not according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which dropped it from its critical minerals list in 2022 on the grounds it didn’t qualify because it was a “fuel mineral”. U.S. President Donald Trump wants it to think again. One of Trump’s many “Unleashing American…
