New Nuclear Watch Institute (NNWI)

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Survey by NNWI: Mongolian energy experts strongly support nuclear power, including SMRs, as a key pillar of the country’s long-term energy strategy – helping diversify the coal-heavy grid, cut emissions, and strengthen energy security. #nuclear #nuclearenergy #nuclearpower #SMR

Aidar Kazybayev, Chairman of Global ESG Partnership, delivered a keynote speech at the 'Nuclear Horizons: SMR Deployment and Integrated Energy Systems' event. He emphasised that the world is on the brink of a major #energytransition and highlighted the importance of #SMRs.

Azim Akhmedkhadjaev, Director of the @uzatomagency delivered a keynote presentation during last week's event on 'Nuclear Horizons: SMR Deployment and Integrated Energy Systems', held in Tashkent. He highlighted the multifaceted significance of #SMRs deployment for #Uzbekistan.

Last week, the Central Asia branch of the NNWI hosted an event 'Nuclear Horizons: SMR Deployment and Integrated Energy Systems' in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Participants discussed the development of #infrastructure necessary to support #energysystems, including #nuclear.

BREAKING: Clean Air Task Force, @EFIFoundation, and @NTI_WMD establish the Nuclear Scaling Initiative – a collaborative effort to increase nuclear energy deployment 10x by the 2030s. #ClimateWeekNYC catf.us/2024/09/major-…

The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. NuScale and EDF are out. powermag.com/uk-smr-competi…

"Today, there was a lot of comparison with the US. Kazakhstan has good reasons to switch to #nuclear. The growing costs for #datacenters can significantly affect our #energy hunger and energy balance." said Dinara Ermakova of UC Berkeley and Strategic Analyst at SMR Startup.

Togzhan Seifullina, Director of the Kazakhstan's Nuclear Society said at the NNWI Central Asia event today that "a center for explanatory work on #nuclearenergy has been open for 10 years already... I urge you not to stop after the referendum and work with the public."

Banu Nurgazieva, President of the Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan explained that pre-referendum information about #nuclear power and raising awareness among the locals began very late. "But if the quality is up to par then the support of the population will be positive." she added.

Director of the Atomic Energy and Industry Department of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy, Gumar Sergazin, said that "the construction of a #nuclear power plant is very important for #Kazakhstan, and that preparations for the #referendum on 6 October 2024 are underway".

At the NNWI Central Asia event in Astana today, Mariyam Ishanova of the Rosatom Central Asia shared a view that "Rosatom is a global company and the company's policy is different in each region. We adapt to each region." #nuclearpower #CentralAsia #EnergyTransition

"I came to a conclusion that building a #nuclear power plant will give impetus to the development of #entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan. Entrepreneurs are not interested in the political side of the issue, but think about the #economicbenefits part." said Zhakyp Khairushev.

🇬🇧 Four Companies Progress To Next Stage In Bid To Build UK’s First SMR #Nuclear Plants. #nuclearpower #nuclearenergy France’s state-run EDF withdrew from process and US-based NuScale has not made list nucnet.org/news/four-comp…

⚛️ Financial Times: Fourteen major banks and financial institutions back COP28 goal of tripling #nuclear capacity by 2050 👏 ⚛️ ft.com/content/d81b4a… Also on World Nuclear News: world-nuclear-news.org/articles/inter…

The Westinghouse AP300™ Small Modular Reactor has been selected for the final phase of Great British Nuclear’s (GBN) competitive #SMR technology selection process. “We are pleased that GBN recognises the advantages of the AP300 SMR design, which is based on an operating reactor that is already licensed in the U.K. With proven technologies and regulator familiarity, the AP300 can get to market quickly, economically and with certainty,” said Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse President and CEO. “We look forward to working with GBN through the final review and selection process.” Read more: info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/westingho…

Aldiyar Toktarov of the Association for the Development of Nuclear Industry said that “#Kazakhstan is, in general, an export country. The bulk of this is #uranium exports. And the construction of a #nuclear power plant will help produce its own fuel and even export it.“

“By 2035, 26.5 GW of new generation capacity will be introduced as part of #energymix plan”, Gulmira Mursalova, Deputy Director of the Department of Atomic Energy and Industry at the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, said at the NNWI Central Asia event today.

Sergey Agafonov of the Kazakhstan Association of Energy Supply Organizations said that #nuclear power plants may become a driver of Kazakhstan’s #energy future. It will pull both medium and small businesses along with it. #CentralAsia #EnergyTransition

Baurzhan Ibrayev of NNWI Central Asia said today in Astana that the construction of a #nuclear power plant is an important step forward for the Central Asian region, and some of Kazakhstan’s neighbours such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, have already made first steps.