UAE planning second nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates will tender shortly for the construction of a new nuclear power plant that would double the number of the small Gulf state’s nuclear reactors, three sources…
Nuclear power
We must think holistically about what constitutes “clean energy” when we consider climate change investments and our energy future. President Biden’s recent announcement of his $6 billion effort to save…
Saudi Arabia plans to launch nuclear power tender next month
Saudi Arabia is expected to launch a tender process for its first nuclear reactors as early as next month and will reach out to potential vendors from countries including South…
Nuclear power: an efficient alternative
It is generally assumed, especially among international experts, (to some extent in Pakistan also) that Pakistan established its nuclear program just to develop atomic weapons. Yes, Pakistan had developed nuclear…
Nuclear power and space
The website nuclear-news this month has declared: “Nuclear Power and Space Exploration – theme for November 17.” And, indeed, a desire of nuclear power zealots for decades is, now in…
A case for reviewing nuclear power plants
Last month, something interesting and unusual happened in Britain that should give a pause to Islamabad as it walks in a certain direction without thinking what lies in store. July…
Nuclear power is cheaper
I am in Middletown Pennsylvania. Three Miles Island nuclear power plant is visible from my bedroom window. There is always a plume of white steam rising up its tall chimneys…
Nuclear power plants: Is society’s concern justified?
In an age where the world faces the impact of the continued use of fossil fuels on climate change and global warming, there is a need to focus on alternative…
Nuclear powers in the dock
No other nuclear explosion has done more to highlight the grim realities of a long era of nuclear testing than Castle Bravo. In a quite unprecedented move, the Marshall Islands…
Indians rally against nuclear power
If the Indian government thought it could politically isolate the growing nation-wide anti-nuclear struggle, it is manifestly mistaken. Three important developments have put the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and…
