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Unexpectedly high growth in the renewable energy market, in terms of investment, new capacity and high growth rates in developing countries have contributed to a change in the energy landscape, the latest ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Resources report released by the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Council today shows. However, it says nuclear energy "is increasingly seen as a means to add large scale baseload power generation while limiting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions".

Technological innovation, government policies and lower growth expectations will have a significant impact on the global energy industry in the coming decade, according to the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Council (WEC). It expects per capita energy demand to peak before 2030.

Belgium will only be able to meet its climate goals while achieving long-term electricity price stability and security of supply if it uses a combination of nuclear and renewable energy, according to a new study by PwC Enterprise Advisory.

Japan has established a new organisation tasked with managing its reprocessing of used fuel, METI announced on 3 October. The Nuclear Reprocessing Organisation of Japan will be funded by the country's power utilities to cover the cost of the reprocessing work.

RussiaÌýhas suspended its 2000 agreement with the USA to reduce theirÌýsurplus weapons-grade plutonium. ÌýThe suspension was made via a presidential decree issued yesterdayÌý'on the management and disposition of plutonium designated as no longer required for defence purposes and related cooperation in this area and the protocols to this agreement'.

The rest of nature is at odds with humans, and it is losing. From an equilibrium population of ten million to a projected ten billion by the year 2100, nature just can't sustain this sudden escalation in population. We need to alter this trend, and that's where energy comes in, writes Dhruv Dharamshi.

A global pioneer in all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, the UK wants its collaboration with international partners to continue apace. This was the message of the country's delegation to the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency's 60th General ConferenceÌýheldÌýlast week in Vienna. The delegation included specialists in nuclear education, research, design, fuel, policy, law and finance.

Rolls-Royce will in the "coming weeks" announce the consortium it has formed to launch a small modular reactor in the UK, a spokesman for the British company told ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear News today. The consortium could provide a £100 billion ($127 billion) boost to the UK economy because the companies involved are either UK-owned or have a strong UK presence, the spokesman added.

Small modular reactorsÌýcould be operating in the UK by 2030 if action is taken to create investor confidence through development of a suitable policy framework, according to a new report by the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Technologies Institute.

Nuclear energy is relevant to "almost all" of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted last year by the United Nations General Assembly, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Association Director General Agneta Rising said today. Rising spoke during the Scientific Forum of the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency's 60th General Conference being held this week in Vienna.

The International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß AgencyÌýprojects continued growth in nuclear electricity generating capacity to 2030, although at a slower pace than previously anticipated. The Agency highlights nuclear energy's role in meeting global climate and sustainable development goals.