Sentences with phrase «existing nuclear technologies»

But significant hurdles remain, not least the decades required for design, licensing and construction of even existing nuclear technologies, let alone novel ideas.

Republicans and Democrats like Mr. Schumer believe that Iran's existing nuclear technology will remain intact through the deal's 10 - year lifespan, and that the provisions of the deal will be near - impossible for the United States to enforce.

Not exact matches

The Obama administration held firm with the Saudis because it's one thing to cap nuclear technology where it already exists, but it's longstanding U.S. policy not to spread the technology to new countries.

Some futurists envision among alternative prospects a world devastated by thermo - nuclear war, a vastly overcrowded, hungry population existing in misery, and a human race scratching in the earth with crude instruments because the raw materials necessary for an industrial technology have been exhausted beyond replacement.

Ironically enough, the issue of «nuclear security» should be viewed as a consequence of the failure of the existing nuclear regime, proven to be incapable of controlling either the illicit transfer of nuclear technology or preventing the military use of nuclear material intended for peaceful purposes.

Business studies have indicated that this technology could be economically competitive with existing nuclear power technologies.

However, they acknowledge that existing nuclear energy technologies — and the corresponding policies — aren't up to the job.

Lightbridge is developing and commercializing next generation nuclear fuel technology that will significantly improve the economics and safety of existing and new reactors, with a meaningful impact on preventing climate change.

We need to do a «full court press» to switch from fossil fuels and nuclear (which also releases heat into water on a large scale, and supports nuclear military programs), using existing and near - commercialization battery, solar and wind technology, and design systems to cost - effectively convert the existing 600 - million - plus vehicle fleet rather than waiting for replacement.

There are plenty of important questions about nuclear technology going forward, but to my mind responsible operation of existing plants is one of those green acts.

Behind the histrionics and talking points framing the decades - long battle over the place of nuclear power in America's (and the world's) energy menu, there have long been hints of a path forward, both for dealing with existing, aging reactors and considering a new generation of technologies.

Renewable technologies already exist (not hypothetically) that can produce electricity at rates that are competitive with the subsidized rates we pay for nuclear and fossil fuel generated electricity.

It was his take that it would require many years (decades) to meaningfully increase nuclear capacity, even with existing technology.

It isn't too late to dial back the scheme, to focus on supporting emerging, enabling technologies such as battery storage, and dropping support for existing gas, coal and nuclear, as IEEFA recommended last year.

Advanced fast neutron, nuclear designs are based on an existing technology.

Meanwhile, global temperatures continue to rise and zero - emissions technologies like wind, solar, and nuclear power exist in the real world today.

While renewable energy is welcome, Jenkins said the urgency of climate change will require a broader swath of options, from supporting existing nuclear plants to developing new emissions - free technologies.

«But I would distinguish between new nuclear plants, new nuclear technologies, and existing incumbent aging plants heading into the end - of - life, their hospice period.»

The good news is that it can be done with existing technology, by cutting energy waste, expanding the use of renewable sources, growing trees and crops (which remove carbon dioxide from the air) to turn into fuel, capturing the gas before it is released from power stations, and - maybe - using more nuclear energy.

Nuclear, fossil fuel, and concentrated solar power plants require methods for cooling plant equipment and / or cooling steam; this is often accomplished by cycling through large quantities of water, although technologies for «dry cooling» exist as well.

However, nuclear waste storage remains a significant problem with existing reactor technology, not to mention public concern, especially in the wake of Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami disaster.

The new FOA covers three funding pathways: First - of - a-Kind (FOAK) Nuclear Demonstration Readiness Project pathway, intended to address major advanced reactor design development projects or complex technology advancements for existing plants which have significant technical and licensing risk, and have the potential to be deployed by the mid-to-late 2020s; Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway, covering a broad scope of concepts and ideas that could improve the capabilities and commercialisation potential of advanced reactor designs and technologies; and Regulatory Assistance Grants, providing support towards obtaining certification and licensing approvals for advanced reactor designs and capabilities.

Setting the scene for the latest JV agreement, an expert panel hosted by the China Nuclear Energy Association praised the AFCR's safety characteristics and said that it forms a synergy with China's existing PWRs and that it is positioned to «promote the development of closed fuel cycle technologies and industrial development» in China.

** To repeat an earlier point in different form, I could support some public funding of new nuclear technology, not just R&D but also in deployment — as with wind, solar, etc. — to the extent that it is justified by the technology's potential and safety (and in the case of nuclear, to the extent it is different from the existing mature industry ***).

Clean Energy Technologies Can Return CO2 to Safe Levels This Century Though current atmospheric carbon dioxide levels of about 385 parts per million are already above the revised safe level of 350ppm being promoted by scientists, Kharecha said that it is still possible to return them to safe levels by the end of this century if we engage in «Herculean» efforts to shift towards renewable energy sources, increase the use of nuclear power, and apply carbon sequestration technologies on existing coal power plants.

It would be astounding if a technology that exists only in PowerPoint presentations — magical small, cost - effective, fail - safe nuclear reactors — could possibly be researched, developed, demonstrated, and then scaled up faster than a host of carbon - free technologies that are already commercial today.

Lifestyle maintenance includes rapid implementation of existing renewables, nuclear, and other low carbon technologies, as well as implementation of existing enhanced energy efficiency technologies.

Although Sweden has decided to allow the replacement of its existing nuclear reactors, further emission reductions will come at a higher cost and require technology change.

Instead, the federal government can deploy existing technology to keep nuclear waste permanently decentralized, as it is now.