Mycle Schneider, independent international consultant on energy and nuclear policy and lead author of the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report will be visiting Washington, DC, from July 29 to 30. He will participate in the international launch event of his most recent edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2014. Mycle Schneider will also present the findings of his new report at a briefing at the US Congress on July 30.
Plummeting natural gas prices, sovereign debt crises, increasing costs and improved economic conditions for renewable energy sources have created a challenging global environment for nuclear power. Contrary to the widespread perception – that we are seeing a global renaissance in nuclear power – this industry is actually in decline. The World Nuclear Industry Status Report provides a vital reality check to the current situation of the global nuclear industry as well as identifying important global nuclear trends, in particular with its renewable energy competitors. This year’s report features an in-depth reassessment of the nuclear power sector in Japan post-Fukushima: all of the Japanese reactors are currently shut down, dramatically reducing the number of operating reactors in the world. Time to adjust world nuclear statistics to industrial reality!
Mycle Schneider is a member of the international Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), is based at Princeton University and is a laureate of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize. He is the Coordinator of the Seoul International Energy Advisory Council (SIEAC). He has advised the French Environment Minister, the Belgian Minister for Energy and Sustainable Development as well as the German Environment Ministry, the US Agency for International Development, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), among others. He is a frequent speaker at renowned international energy events.