Sentences with phrase «civil nuclear energy»

An increasing number of countries see civil nuclear energy programmes playing an essential role in addressing climate change and contributing to their sustainable development goals.

«Manchester is a growing center of expertise for the civil nuclear energy sector, so we're delighted to work with them on PRISM, which we believe is the best way to manage the U.K.'s plutonium stockpile efficiently, securely and safely while generating low - carbon electricity at the same time.»

October 2016 will mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of the world's first civil nuclear energy power plant, which was located in northwest England at Calder Hall and decommissioned in 2003.

It would highlight India's achievements in the area of civil nuclear energy technology, setting a tone of mutual collaboration between the two countries.

Prime Minister Modi's visit provides a perfect opportunity for Canada to give the Canada - India civil nuclear energy relationship a shot in the arm.

Third, Prime Minister Harper should propose the development of a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Canada - India co-operation on civil nuclear energy.

Not exact matches

This laid the groundwork for the transformation of the German economy that makes it a world leader today including strong environmental regulation, phasing out of nuclear power in favour of renewables and a focus on energy - efficient production, as well as long overdue social reforms in the areas of citizenship and civil rights.

The global nuclear enterprise, the activities and infrastructure that support both weapons and civil energy programs, is facing significant challenges.

P. Balaram, a molecular biophysicist and director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, and 60 others last week wrote an open letter to the public, stating: «We strongly believe that India must radically review its nuclear power policy for appropriateness, safety, costs, and public acceptance, and undertake an independent, transparent safety audit of all its nuclear facilities, which involves non-Department of Atomic Energy experts and civil society organisations.

«As one of the U.K.'s leading research universities, we are pleased that GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has looked to The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute to provide expert knowledge and experience to the potential U.K. application of a PRISM reactor... PRISM has the potential to offer an attractive solution to the disposition of civil plutonium and we look forward to working with GEH as they progress with their proposals to deploy PRISM in the U.K.»

Surely the theoretical risk of accidents (catastrophes if you like) associated with civil nuclear reactors are on an insignificant scale relative to the risks faced by humanity by running out of energy.

There are many other failures in the document related to women's reproduction health, missed opportunities to start new global treaties on civil society participation and on sustainability reporting, the extraordinary lack of any reference to armed conflicts, nuclear energy (especially in light of the fukushima disaster), and many others.

In the end, what's needed is atomic humanism — a reaffirmation of nuclear energy's transcendent moral purpose — and a grassroots, civil society effort to rescue humankind's most important environmental technology from the anti-humanists.