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A ceremony has marked the completion of construction of unit 1 at Barakah , the first nuclear power plant to be constructed in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association said, “This is an important step towards start-up of the first reactor at Barakah. The UAE will soon benefit from the reliable supply of clean electricity that Barakah will produce.”
Asia needs nuclear energy to supply clean and reliable electricity (21 March 2018)
"Asia needs nuclear energy to meet its economic, energy and environmental goals" according to Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association, speaking at the Sustainable Energy Technology Asia 2018 conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
Nuclear energy can meet growing needs for clean and reliable electricity in Indonesia (7 February 2018)
Proven nuclear technology can help Indonesia meet its economic, energy and environmental goals,. according to Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association, who was speaking at the opening of World Nuclear Spotlight Indonesia 2018.
Bulgaria should accelerate new nuclear build to meet growing needs for reliable, low carbon electricity (25 January 2018)
The time is right for Bulgaria to take the lead and make a strong commitment to a new nuclear build programme.
World Bank should support all clean energy technologies (12 December 2017)
The World Bank has an outdated policy that doesn’t make the most of all clean technologies, especially the services nuclear gives to society and the electricity system.
Background information on topical issues
Full text of speech made by Agneta Rising to the Energy Commission Members of the Bulgarian Parliament on 25 January 2018.
Germany to miss emissions target because of nuclear closures (10 November 2017)
Germany is projected to miss its 2020 emissions reduction target because it has prioritised closing nuclear plants ahead of closing coal plants.
Nuclear still shines in the UK (2 June 2017)
Although peak generation from solar briefly exceeded generation from nuclear energy on 26 May 2017 in the UK, over the whole day nuclear generated considerably more low carbon electricity. Expanding nuclear offers greater potential for emissions savings.
Lloyds Register Nuclear Technology Radar (8 Feb 2017)
Lloyds Register have today published their latest Technology Radar report, A Nuclear Perspective. The report concludes that nuclear power generation technologies are now cost competitive with fossil fuels and innovation is gathering pace.
Restart of Sendai 1 (25 Sept 2015)
Preparations are underway for the restart of the Sendai 1 reactor in Japan. Sendai 1 is a pressurized water reactor (PWR) sited on the southwest coast of Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan. It is owned and operated by the Kyushu Electric Power Company.