Could more nuclear power be on the way?
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Could nuclear energy be the best possible alternative to carbon-based forms of energy? That question could be high up on the agenda at the World Utilities Congress, which will be convening in Abu Dhabi from May 9 to 11.
The Congress is expected to provide plenty of thought leadership, direction and strategies that will shape the future of the energy industry, along with nuclear power.
Among the issues that are likely to come up over the nuclear energy question will be how the international community can best encourage investment from the private and public sector, how regulatory frameworks can and should be adapted to accommodate this energy form and what types of innovations and renewable targets can be introduced to support environmental, societal and governance factors in financing frameworks.
Nuclear energy's recent traction among policy makers and business stems from multiple factors. First, while the COVID-19 pandemic may be receding from public view, its repercussions continue to have profound economic and political effects across the world. These effects are now being compounded by the fall-out from seismic geopolitical shifts, such as the Russian conflict with Ukraine, which is dividing the energy industry's leaders at a critical moment.
