Batt Odgerel Writes on Nuclear Cooperation in The National Interest

EPRINC Director of Energy Transition Research Batt Odgerel has contributed an Op-Ed in the National Interest magazine’s symposium series, The Trajectory of Nuclear Energy in 2025. In “The Four Harmonious Friends of US Nuclear Power,” Batt argues that the US can only achieve its nuclear energy ambitions through allied partnerships that leverage each nation’s unique advantages in the nuclear power supply chain. The full piece can be read on The National Interest’s Energy World here. Excerpts from the Op-Ed: The Harmonious Friends, in this case, are South Korea’s project delivery and component supply, Japan’s manufacturing expertise and R&D, Canada’s fuel supply and regulatory alignment, and Europe’s SMR innovation. Together, they offer the United States what it cannot achieve on its own. Only through cooperation can the United States revive its nuclear industry, compete with China and Russia, and ensure that the fruits of a real nuclear renaissance are within reach.