Nuclear Energy
![Mounting Nuclear Risks](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PB-72.jpg)
Mounting Nuclear Risks
Dr. Manpreet Sethi identifies factors that heighten novel nuclear risks and makes recommendations for measures to arrest them.
![Japan Should Reconsider Plutonium Policy](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dan-meyers-EDIT-unsplash.jpg)
Japan Should Reconsider Plutonium Policy
Tatsujiro Suzuki presents a series of recommendations on how the Japanese government should manage and eventually reduce and eliminate its plutonium stockpile.
![[APLN-KNDA-Conference] How to Break the Stalemate with North Korea: Energy & Incentives](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/maxresdefault-16.jpg)
[APLN-KNDA-Conference] How to Break the Stalemate with North Korea: Energy & Incentives
Is there hope for a swift resolution to peacekeeping talks with the DPRK? Perhaps not, but Dr. Hayes has two important suggestions for trust-building with the nuclear power.
![Energy Insecurity in the DPRK](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/north-korea-2662076_1920.jpg)
Energy Insecurity in the DPRK
The authors summarize what is known about the DPRK's energy sector and provide suggestions on how its energy insecurity could be addressed in relation to productive engagement on nuclear weapons.
![7th Annual Meeting](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ant-rozetsky-m_FlCd29fYk-unsplash.jpg)
7th Annual Meeting
The APLN convened in Jeju against looming nuclear threats, heightened levels of regional uncertainty, and the draft publication of a UN convention to prohibit the acquisition of nuclear weapons.
![Nuclear Safety: The Republic of Korea’s Experience in Eliminating Capacity Deficits](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-1154716897.jpg)
Nuclear Safety: The Republic of Korea’s Experience in Eliminating Capacity Deficits
South Korea, confronted with energy resources that are growing rapidly insufficient for the needs of the population, has turned to nuclear engineering to provide a stable energy supply to the country.
![Coping With and Mitigating the Effects of Nuclear Reactor Accidents in Pakistan](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/technology-5530479__340.png)
Coping With and Mitigating the Effects of Nuclear Reactor Accidents in Pakistan
The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) is the new big word in Pakistan's nuclear policies. Opaqueness in the PNRA, however, limits public input--which impedes safety standards.
![Southeast Asia Regional Meeting 2016](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cooling-tower-DODGEBURN_1920.jpg)
Southeast Asia Regional Meeting 2016
Addressing the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANWFZ) and steps to secure nuclear weapons states’ signatures of the SEANWFZ Protocol.
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Southeast Asia Regional Meeting 2016
The 2016 APLN meeting, organized with collaborators, addressing the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANWFZ) and steps to secure nuclear weapons states’ signatures of the SEANWFZ Protocol.
![Strengthening Governance for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy in the Asia Pacific](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/person-CANDLELIGHT_1280.jpg)
Strengthening Governance for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy in the Asia Pacific
Non-proliferation, nuclear security, safety -- all these peaceful uses of nuclear power are highly relevant to the Asia Pacific today.