Independent Nuclear Consultants

The nuclear energy market is growing fastest in developing countries. Yet security threats from the proliferation of nuclear weapons might become an important barrier to the global expansion of civil nuclear energy. This article for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, "Nuclear energy and proliferation risks: myths and realities in the Persian Gulf", looks at the business and diplomatic case for wider use of thorium nuclear fuel technology - rather than uranium or plutonium MOX nuclear reactor fuels - for possible deployment in Arabic states. Download Report Now