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The International Energy Agency considers nuclear energy necessary to achieve long-term climate goals, including net-zero emissions by 2050.?
U.S. Dep. of State:United States and Japan Announce Partnership with Ghana to Support its Goal of Being the Mover in Africa for Small Modular Reactor Deployment
At the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Power Ministerial Conference in Washington, DC, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Energy Hon. William Owuraku Aidoo, and Japan’s State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ota Fusae today announced a strategic collaboration to support the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in Ghana, considering the current state of technology neutrality of Ghana’s nuclear power program. The collaboration to support the deployment of SMRs in Ghana is subject to Ghana’s nuclear regulation and U.S. export controls.?In line with IAEA Milestones Approach for building a nuclear power program, the three countries committed to upholding the highest standards of nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation.
The announcement follows the October 6-7 visit to Ghana of Deputy Secretary of Energy Turk and an interagency team, including the State Department, for consultations on enhancing cooperation on civil nuclear energy with the Government of Ghana and its agencies including Nuclear Power Ghana and the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.?The countries in the trilateral cooperation recognize that the final decision on which technology to deploy in Ghana rest with the Government of Ghana.
Through these joint efforts, Ghana?has the opportunity not only to demonstrate leadership in advancing energy security and climate action globally, but also establish itself as a regional center of excellence in Africa for the deployment of innovative nuclear technologies.
As an initial step, to support the deployment of SMRs and establish Ghana as a regional SMR hub, the Government of Japan is supporting an SMR feasibility study to be carried out by Japanese and U.S. industry — IHI Corp., JGC Corp., Regnum Technology Group, and NuScale Power — in collaboration?with Government of Ghana through its agencies — Nuclear Power Ghana, Nuclear Regulatory Authority, and the Nuclear Power Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.?The study carries out a survey for the potential?deployment of a NuScale VOYGRTM?SMR nuclear power plant, including existing infrastructure assessments, as well as evaluate supply chain opportunities in the Ghanaian market.
The United States is supporting a targeted Ghana SMR Workforce Development Initiative under the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of SMR Technology capacity building program.?Through trilateral efforts on workforce and supply chain development, Ghana will be well positioned to provide SMR project support in Ghana as well as the broader African region.
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United States and Japan Announce WECAN — Winning an Edge Through Cooperation in Advanced Nuclear — Partnership to Help Countries Meet Their Energy Security and Climate Goals
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins and Japan’s State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ota Fusae have announced deeper cooperation to support the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) and other advanced reactor technologies in partner countries.?The announcement, Winning an Edge Through Cooperation in Advanced Nuclear, or WECAN, was made at the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Power Ministerial in Washington, DC.
The International Energy Agency considers nuclear energy necessary to achieve long-term climate goals, including net-zero emissions by 2050.?WECAN reaffirms commitments by Japan and the United States to energy innovation, energy security, and global clean energy transition in a smart, cost-effective, and secure way by advancing the latest technology and commercial leadership in emerging technologies that provide firm, reliable electricity and industrial heat.
As a first step toward enhancing cooperation under WECAN, the United States and Japan?announced ?a partnership with Ghana to support Ghana’s ambition of being a first mover in SMR deployment in Africa and establishing itself as an advanced nuclear technology hub.?Support under WECAN can include prerequisite technical and regulatory assistance and feasibility studies for those countries to pursue innovative nuclear technologies that increase access to clean, reliable energy and support climate objectives.
WECAN is designed to?create viable projects?for the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies to support energy security goals, facilitate power-sector decarbonization, and foster decarbonization in other energy sectors, like heavy industry. This pipeline development for net-zero-enabling technologies aims to support clean energy access in countries around the world.
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Who are these rail guerrillas that sabotage the tracks in Russia?
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The explosion on the railways of Russia near the border with Belarus was claimed by the guerrilla group Stop the Wagons, and it was not their first act of resistance. Who are these ‘rail guerrillas’, and what is their aim?
On Monday 24 October a railway section near Novozybkov, close to the Russian borders with Belarus and Ukraine, was damaged by the deployment of explosive devices. The damaged tracks are part of an important line connecting Bryansk in Russia with Gomel in Belarus. And in general, Russia relies heavily on railways for the supply of military equipment and personnel.
‘If you block rail, you stop hostilities’
This has been well understood by Stop the Wagons. “The cheapest transportation of equipment, fuel and ammunition is by rail. If you block the railway communication or slow it down as much as possible, the hostilities will come to naught”, they write on their website. “By sabotaging the work of the railway, you are saving lives on both sides of the front.”
This is not just a war narrative, but it is actually what the group does. Seven months ago, when the war in Ukraine started, it decided to form resistance against the Russian aggression in Ukraine by sabotaging small sections of the railways. This includes destroying switches, tracks or blocking tracks for a short period of time.
Although these are ‘small acts’, they have a heavy impact, the group argues. “It turned out that stopping the war is quite within the power of ordinary people. Let it be for a couple of hours while the tracks are being repaired. But it is possible”, it writes on Telegram.
6 attacks so far
According to an update of the UK Defense Intelligence, the attack in Bryansk was at least the sixth act of sabotage of the group since June. Stop the Wagons does not confirm or deny, but comments: “Yes, the “incident” in Bryansk is only a small part of what we are doing to stop the war.
“Seven months ago we only took the first “steps”, often at random. We googled the methods used by our partisan ancestors during the Great Patriotic War. We spied on life hacks from Belarusian brothers. We were shaking with fear, expecting that somewhere we would probably ‘burn out’ and the FSB would come for us”, the group says on its Telegram page.
However, the latter did not happen. The website was hacked and social media sites were down, but only for a while. Their current website and telegram channel is up in the air, and they are posting regular updates. “They probably underestimated us”, they conclude on their channel.
Larger attacks
The explosion in Bryansk is one of the larger incidents on the Russian railways. On?8 October , the Kerch bridge was bombed. This bridge connects the Crimean Peninsula with mainland Russia. Both its road and rail section ended up being damaged. Although traffic partly resumed the same day, the bridge is expected to be back in full operation by July 2023. Stop the Wagon remains ambiguous about their role in the attack.
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