... precisely when Washington is racing against its own deadline, with a target far larger than cutting Russia's funding. The real objective is dominance over the architecture of nuclear energy for the next two decades.
Vladimir Likhachev, Elizaveta Lihacheva:
Nuclear Power and the Global South
The Strategic Chokepoint Named HALEU
The issue is not uranium in general. It is one specific variant that rarely appears in public discourse: High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium, or HALEU—fuel enriched to between five and twenty percent U-235,...
... RITM-200) as an energy source for energy-intensive facilities such as data centers in Russia and abroad? What scenarios are realistic in the next five to 10 years in terms of commercial and logistical efficiency?
Vladimir Likhachev, Elizaveta Lihacheva:
Nuclear Power and the Global South
From a technological and economic perspective, SMRs are one of the most promising solutions for powering data centers. Why? Because they are a great match in technology. Data centers require vast amounts of reliable and predictable power ...
... circumstances, they are compelled to seek external financing, but securing it is quite difficult when sovereign credit ratings are low or there are difficulties in accessing funds from national and international financial institutions.
Development of the nuclear power sector in the Global South
While the path to financing nuclear power in emerging economies is challenging, the potential benefits promise significant outcomes, including addressing the issue of balancing the energy mix dominated by RES. With effective investment mechanisms,...
