Special Reports are longer, often more technical, documents consisting of entire articles, government statements, and other documents relevant to security and peace in Northeast Asia.
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Potential Regional Nuclear Energy Sector Cooperation on Enrichment and Reprocessing: Scenarios, Issues, and Energy Security Implications
This Special Report by David von Hippel looks at the relative impacts of different fuel cycle options on other aspect of (broadly defined) energy security.
In this Special Report von Hippel presents a summary of the current status of and recent trends in electricity consumption in general, and nuclear generation capacity in particular, in the nations of East Asia and the Pacific, offer three future scenarios of nuclear power development in the region (section 2); notes some of the options for nuclear fuel cycle cooperation that have been previously offered for the region, and describe and evaluate four potential scenarios for nuclear fuel cycle cooperation (or non-cooperation) in the region (section 3); and describes some of the key conclusions of the analysis of fuel cycle options for energy security policies in the region (section 4).
David F. von Hippel is a Nautilus Institute Senior Associate. His work with Nautilus has centered on energy and environmental issues in Asia, with a particular emphasis on Northeast Asia and North Korea.
Go to the article中美日三边关系与三边对话前景
[Chinese Version] This is the second half of a two part Special Report from Professor Yang We…
Go to the articleProhibition of Dual Use Exports to North Korea: Items and Technology List
[IN CHINESE] This is a translatable version of the recently released 236 page list of items C…
Go to the articleTechnical Bulletin #59 on Prohibition of Dual Use Exports to North Korea
This Special Report takes an incisive look into Technical Bulletin #59 on Prohibition of Dual Use Exports …
Go to the articleThe Korean War and Sino–North Korean Friendship 朝鮮戦争と中朝友好関係
Heonik Kwon writes: China and North Korea have varying and even contradictory interests in the history of thei…
Go to the articleAn Ecological Framework for Promoting Inter-Korean Cooperation and Nuclear Free Future: a DMZ Peace Park
Hayes and Cavazos suggest that a DMZ Peace Park could be a valuable and attractive element of inter-Korean coo…
Go to the articleThoughts on China’s National Interests
[IN CHINESE] Zhang Tuosheng discusses China’s national interests, especially China’s core interests as articul…
Go to the articleChallenges, Opportunities and Strategies
This is the second in a three part series of articles from Professor Zhang Tuosheng of the China Foundation fo…
Go to the articleDeep Borehole Disposal of Spent Fuel and Other Radioactive Wastes
This report by Neil Chapman “provides a review of the status of international research and policy on the use of very deep boreholes (several kilometres in depth) for the disposal of radioactive wastes.” While reviewing numerous studies on deep borehole disposal of spent fuel, HLW and other radioactive wastes, Chapman finds that “a key gap continues to be a comprehensive operational and post-closure safety assessment of DBD.” He also finds that “the lack of full-scale trials of certain aspects of the technology (not necessarily at envisaged disposal depths) is holding up further development.”
Professor Neil Chapman is a senior scientist with 35 years’ experience in the scientific and strategic aspects of deep and shallow disposal of radioactive wastes, including provision of advice at the highest level to industrial and governmental organisations.
Go to the articleHow To Construct A New U.S.-China Great Power Relationship
[IN CHINESE] Zhang Tuosheng discusses China’s national interests, especially China’s core interests as articul…
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