Located in the Romania South - West, in the Mehedinţi county, the Heavy Water Production Facility (RAAN ROMAG PROD) it was and remains an important achievement of the Romanian Nuclear Program. With a capacity of 360 t/y heavy water, this unit is currently the main heavy water producer in the world, … [Read more...]
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Decizia Germaniei de închidere a centralelor nucleare, între ecologie şi sustenabilitate economică
In 2011, Germany decided to close the nuclear reactors on its territory, in particular in response to the Fukushima accident. The German government wants to close all its nuclear-power capacity by 2022. This decision caused strong reactions; many are now saying that green technology can not sustain … [Read more...]
Alte considerente de finalizare a unităţilor 3 şi 4 de la CNE Cernavodă
Horea MOCANU Pe lângă obişnuitele argumente ale eficienţei economice ale continuării investiţiei de la Unităţile 3 şi 4 ale CNE Cernavodă, aş dori să subliniez şi o serie de argumente suplimentare. Menţinerea capabilităţii tehnice nucleare. În orice domeniu de activitate reîmprospătarea … [Read more...]
AIEA-INPRO va asista România la evaluarea scenariilor de dezvoltare durabilă a energeticii nucleare în mixul energetic naţional
Eugen BANCHES INPRO Project (International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles) was started in 2000 by the IAEA Member States (MS) and International Organizations (IO) interested in contributing to the development of innovative nuclear reactors and fuel cycles, proliferation … [Read more...]
Competitiveness and Renewable Energy Cost on International Trade
This paper aims to compare the cost of renewable energy to conventional energy sources in production. It is argued that advantage in cost of production would support competitiveness of Turkish manufacturing industry in international trade. In this paper an export model has been developed to forecast … [Read more...]
Pakistan and Israel: Nuclear Confrontation?
Geoffrey COOK This is a highly evolving study that will change. Therefore, legal free use is granted with the proviso that the author be contacted for quotations or citations in case the conclusions are revised through subsequent research. This Introduction is the outline of my objectives and … [Read more...]
Obama Policy Towards Iran
Beniamin POGHOSYAN The US - Iran relations and, in particular, the Iranian nuclear program, are among the top foreign policy priorities of the Obama administration. The attention paid by the US current administration to Iran is occasioned by the Iranian influence in the Middle East, the Iranian … [Read more...]
Armamentul nuclear al Chinei – o ameninţare?
Elena Maria Olga RACU Is P.R. of China nuclear armament a threat to international peace, or not? Taking into account several points of view, such as China principal no-first-use policy regarding nuclear weapons, China implication in several international organizations and an active role in the … [Read more...]
Nemesis: Oil and Missiles in the 21st Century
David L O HAYWARD ”The country that faced down the tyranny of fascism and communism is now called to challenged the tyranny of oil” Barack Obama, Detroit Economic Club, May 2007 Strangulation of the ‘umbilical cord’, our essential global oil supply conduit from the Arabian Gulf to major … [Read more...]
Armele nucleare şi terorismul
Maricel ANTIPA Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to terrorists and additional states is a fundamental priority for national and international security, and anticipating how nuclear weapons could spread is vital to developing effective non-proliferation strategies. The war in Afghanistan … [Read more...]