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Bookmark or Share- Japan ends era of negative interest rates. Here’s whyJapan raised interest rates this month, ending a historic era of negative interest rates. The Bank of Japan said the monetary easing policies "have fulfilled their roles." 'Although this policy change has a symbolic meaning as a near-exit step of aggressive monetary easing, its direct impacts on financial markets and the #Japanese #economy are ...
- What’s going on in Chernobyl today? | World Economic ForumIn 2016 the New Safe Containment shield was put in place - the largest moveable steel structure ever built, acting as a giant hangar over the entire nuclear power plant. Within it, workers are still busy keeping the site safe. They monitor radiation, and eventually plan to dismantle the concrete sarcophagus and remove the nuclear fuel.
- Hydrogen is developing fast in Japan, closer to societal useDespite the optimistic outlook and advancements, Japan, like the rest of the world, faces challenges in making hydrogen energy economically viable. Hydrogen, largely expected to be the next-generation energy source, holds its greatest promise in generating electricity and heat without emitting carbon dioxide while being abundantly available in ...
- Nuclear power can play a big role in the energy transitionNuclear energy - a zero-carbon source - provides 10% of the world's electricity. As the world transitions to clean energy, nuclear can offset the intermittency inherent in wind and solar energy - but innovation is needed. A new kind of reactor, developed at CERN, could help to overcome the main barriers associated with nuclear power.
- Nuclear power’s comeback is down to small modular reactors | World ...Nuclear power has an image problem, but the nuclear option looks set for a reboot as interest in this zero-emission energy source is rekindled. While nuclear reactors don’t often go wrong, major nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island in the US, Chernobyl in Ukraine and the Fukushima meltdown in Japan are testament to how serious the ...
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