UBC and Stanford-led Research Finds Small Modular Reactors will Exacerbate Challenges of Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste
Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from the University of British Columbia and Stanford.
Technical and social problems of nuclear waste
M.V. Ramana of the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs recently contributed an article to WIREs: Energy and Environment.
A Reminder from Hawaii
A Reminder from Hawaii Lauren Borja, M. V. Ramana January 17, 2018 Find the full article here. Summary: UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs’ M.V. Ramana and Lauren Borja contributed an article to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists about the recent missile false alarm in Hawaii. They outlined the potential dangers in having a […]
Old Plans, Ongoing Handouts, New Spin: Deciphering the Nuclear Construction Announcement
Old Plans, Ongoing Handouts, New Spin: Deciphering the Nuclear Construction Announcement M. V. Ramana and Suvrat Raju Economic and Political Weekly June 15, 2017 Find the full article here. Abstract: Last month, the union cabinet of India announced their approval for the construction of 10 additional 700 megawatt (MW) pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs). The official […]
China Nuclear Push Stalled by Next-Generation Reactors
MPPGA Professor M. V. Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Affairs at the Liu Institute for Global Issues shares his insights on the nuclear aims of China’s policy makers.
An Enduring Problem: Radioactive Waste From Nuclear Energy
An Enduring Problem: Radioactive Waste From Nuclear Energy Professor M. V. Ramana February 16, 2017 M. V. Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Affairs at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC has published an article on nuclear waste in Proceedings of the IEEE. Find the article here. Abstract: Decades after the idea […]