The Nuclear Industry Association, along with other nuclear industry bodies participating in the Roadmaps to New Nuclear high-level conference in Paris, has urged governments to take action to bolster energy security and address the rising global need for reliable, clean electricity.
According to the statement, governments need to take action in the following key areas:
- Ensure the Long-Term Operation of all existing nuclear reactors for which it is technically feasible.
- Ensure consistent and coherent long-term policies to facilitate new nuclear projects (large reactors, SMRs and Advanced technologies) as well as the nuclear value chain and fuel cycle facilities.
- Continue to take bold steps to support the entire nuclear value chain, including the nuclear fuel cycle with special focus on mining, conversion and enrichment, given the intention of many OECD countries to phase out Russian nuclear fuels and components.
- Apply technology neutrality to clean energy sources, to achieve a successful expansion of the energy sector, essential both for end consumers of energy and to provide clear signals for investments in the nuclear sector.
- Build on the World Bank’s openness to fund nuclear energy projects and enable access to public financing at both national and multi-national level in order to facilitate private financing.
- Support a strong and collaborative nuclear supply chain, to maximise the OECD’s potential to deliver new projects within the OECD and in other countries.
- Encourage stronger cooperation between regulators to enable greater design standardisation, which will reduce costs and facilitate fleet deployment.
Click here to download the full statement
ENDS
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