Nuclear energy development in Northeast Asia: history, trends, prospects

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the formation and development of the nuclear industry in the countries of Northeast Asia: China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan. The impact of the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in 2011 on the prospects for the development of nuclear energy in Northeast Asia is analyzed. A description of the policies of the countries of the region in the field of development of the "peaceful atom" is also given and their export potential in this area is studied. It is concluded that the "Fukushima syndrome" did not have a fatal impact on the development of nuclear energy in the countries of the region.