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IDR Team Summary 5: Define the means to promote U.S. interests in the international nuclear power field in an era of diminishing U.S. and Western European influence.
Pages 63-70

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... and Western European influence. CHALLENGE SUMMARY There are over 430 nuclear power plants operating across the globe today in 31 countries.
From page 64...
... The South Koreans are also pressuring the United States as part of a new 123 Agreement to allow them to reprocess their spent nuclear fuel. Many additional countries have announced an intent or at least an interest in obtaining nuclear power plants, and the implications are potentially severe.
From page 65...
... Managing the nuclear fuel cycle: policy implications of expanding global access to nuclear power. Congressional Research Service, October 2012.
From page 66...
... export regulations make promoting and expanding nuclear power increasingly difficult. Drawing on the country's strengths, the team discussed the nuclear power enterprise in the United States and developed proposals that would help the United States maintain its position as a global leader.
From page 67...
... The safety culture of the United States is, in a positive sense, unlike almost anywhere else. The team discussed how this emphasis on safety drives operational standards for nuclear power facilities and why the United States has a special culture of reporting and correcting problems.
From page 68...
... Also, investment from the oil and gas industries into the nuclear power field can help those companies remain relevant as the United States moves away from fossil fuel. A more practical side of Nuclear 2.0 is the suggestion to change the cost model of nuclear power technology.
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... Implementing the ideas included in Nuclear 2.0 can help protect the nuclear power industry in the United States and secure our position in the future.


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