Enhancing Benefits of Nuclear Energy Technology Innovation Through Cooperation Among Countries

Download or read book Enhancing Benefits of Nuclear Energy Technology Innovation Through Cooperation Among Countries written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by International Atomic Energy Agency. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides a summary of the INPRO collaborative project on synergistic nuclear energy regional group interactions evaluated for sustainability. Benefits of nuclear technology innovation can be amplified through co-operation among countries in the nuclear fuel cycle. Nuclear energy sustainability can be enhanced, not only for technology holders but also for a variety of technology users, including those who do not pursue innovations in their home countries. If one partner in a synergistic collaboration is achieving enhanced sustainability, then the other partner(s) may achieve similar enhancement through collaboration without the requisite large national investments in technology, R&D and related infrastructure development. Within the publication, 28 case studies have been conducted by Member States to identify and evaluate mutually beneficial patterns of co-operation in the nuclear fuel cycle and the driving forces and impediments involved in such co-operation.