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ATM No 317 2026 JUL 23
US and Saudi Arabia Reach Landmark Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
- The United States announced on July 22, 2026, that Washington and Riyadh have officially reached a landmark bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement.
- Signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the deal establishes a legal framework for long-term commercial nuclear partnership while upholding strict international nonproliferation safeguards.
- The agreement opens significant market opportunities for American nuclear suppliers, with provisions potentially allowing U.S. companies to construct reactors and fuel infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
Canadian Lab Demonstrates Rapid Spent Nuclear Fuel Processing Step
- TCanadian Nuclear Laboratories and Moltex Energy successfully completed a laboratory demonstration using real spent CANDU nuclear fuel.
- The chemical extraction process, known as WATSS, pulled out 90% of long-lived transuranic elements from the waste material within 24 hours.
- The remaining recycled material is engineered to serve as fuel for advanced fast reactors, significantly reducing the long-term toxicity and burial duration requirements for geological waste repositories.
'반도체 찬성, 원전 반대'...이재명 정부 '1500兆 호남 메가프로젝트' 전력에서발목
- 호남에 반도체 및 첨단 산업 메가 프로젝트가 추진되고 있으나, 무탄소 기저 전원인 원자력 발전소에 대한 정치적·정책적 반대로 전력 수급 우려가 고조되고 있습니다.
- 재생에너지만으로는 첨단 산업단지의 막대한 전력 소모량을 안정적으로 감당하기 어려워 산업계의 불안감이 커지고 있습니다.
- 이에 따라 첨단 산업 유치 성과를 높이기 위해서는 탈원전 기조에서 벗어나 안정적인 전력망 확보 전략을 조속히 수립해야 한다는 지적이 제기됩니다.