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World Nuclear News reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said nuclear power can make a “significant contribution” to combating climate change while providing energy for economic growth.
World Nuclear News reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said nuclear power can make a “significant contribution” to combating climate change while providing energy for economic growth.
As quoted in the market news:
The IAEA yesterday announced the publication of its report entitledClimate Change and Nuclear Power 2015. The annual publication, it says, “provides a comprehensive review of the potential role of nuclear power in mitigating global climate change and its contribution to other economic, energy and environmental challengers.” The report also looks at the economics of nuclear energy, safety, waste management and non-proliferation.
The IAEA said that the report has been “substantially revised” compared with last year’s edition taking into account new scientific information, analyses, technical reports and other publications that have recently become available. Sections addressing issues about which the available information has not substantially changed over the past year have been omitted and will be updated if necessary in future editions, it said. Meanwhile, new sections explore emerging issues that will affect the relationship between climate change and nuclear power in the coming decades.
“The twin challenge over the next 10-20 years will be to keep promoting socioeconomic development by providing safe, reliable and affordable energy while drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” according to the IAEA. Nuclear power, it says, is “among the energy sources and technologies available today that could help meet the climate-energy challenge.”