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Simulator to Assess Cost of MOX Nuclear Fuel Options

December 7, 2009

Analysis of:Simulator to Assess the Cost of MOX | www.neimagazine.com

A British firm has developed a new economic simulator to assess the cost of producing plutonium/uranium mixed oxide fuel (MOX). MOXSIM has been developed as a research tool to help governments, regulators, policy-makers and energy utilities to explore the economic conditions necessary to make MOX nuclear fuel plants work more efficiently and cost-effectively. MOX is important for disposition of plutonium from retired Soviet and US military nuclear weapons under disarmament agreements.

UAE Nuclear Model Brings Benefits, But Also Risks

November 11, 2009

Analysis of:Bloomberg: UAE Nuclear Program May Send Region Into Arms Race | www.bloomberg.com

The nuclear energy market is growing fastest in developing countries. Yet security threats from the proliferation of nuclear weapons might become an important barrier to the global expansion of civil nuclear energy. A new report by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, "Nuclear energy and proliferation risks: myths and realities in the Persian Gulf" looks at the business and diplomatic issues surrounding nuclear energy deployment in Arabic states. .

Euro Consortium to Build $15bn Nuke Reactors at Britain's Sellafield

October 28, 2009

Analysis of:WSJ: Iberdrola Grp To Acquire UK NDA Sellafield Site | online.wsj.com

A powerful european energy utility consortium has acquired the British government's Sellafield nuclear site for GBP £70 million and plans to construct up to 3.6GW of new nuclear power units for around USD $15 billion beginning 2015.

Thorium allows safe expansion of $41bn UAE nuclear energy market

October 21, 2009

Analysis of:NYT: Considering an Alternative Fuel for Nuclear Energy | www.nytimes.com

The nuclear energy market is growing fastest in developing countries. Yet security threats from the proliferation of nuclear weapons might become an important barrier to the global expansion of civil nuclear energy. US thorium nuclear fuel technology - rather than uranium or plutonium MOX nuclear reactor fuels - may be the ideal solution for Arabic states. The market may be worth $41 billion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alone.

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