U.K. to Join Global Nuclear Energy Partnership

The United Kingdom is set today to join the U.S.-led program to increase use of nuclear power around the world, the Press Association reported (see GSN, Feb. 5).

The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership is intended to help meet the growing international need for electricity without promoting nuclear proliferation or climate change.  It presently has 20 member nations.

“The U.K. shares in the vision of improved nonproliferation and nuclear waste management and recognizes the real benefits of initiatives such as GNEP to implement the right solutions and further develop international standards and best practice,” British Business Secretary John Hutton said in a press release.

“With a new generation of nuclear energy now set to be part of the U.K.’s future energy mix, the U.K. is in a position to play a role in this global initiative,” added Hutton, who is expected to sign an agreement today during his visit to Washington (Press Association/Google News, Feb. 26).

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