New Nuclear Technology Is Safer, More Efficient And More Sustainable

In 2019, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System, which highlights the importance of nuclear power in decarbonizing the world’s energy sector. The paper notes: “For advanced economies, nuclear has been the biggest low-carbon source of electricity for more than 30 years, and it has played an important role in the security of energy supplies in several countries.

But it now faces an uncertain future as ageing plants begin to shut down in advanced economies, partly because of policies to phase…