Japan, South Korea and the U.S. Forge a New Nuclear Alliance
BLM Moves to Fast-Track Oil Permits in Alaska Petroleum Reserve AI-driven electricity demand is unleashing… Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… Northeast Asia is experiencing a rapid nuclear energy revival as Japan and South Korea move to prioritize the baseload clean energy source into their energy security strategies.
Not only are the two major economies ramping up nuclear energy expansion, they are also changing the geopolitics of how and with whom they plan these expansions.
As the artificial intelligence boom pushes an all-of-the-above approach to energy expansion and the war in Iran catalyzes a transition away from reliance on international fossil fuel supply chains, a new nuclear energy alliance is emerging between Japan, Korea, and the United States.
After the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan swore off of nuclear energy entirely, planning to swiftly decommission its entire sector.
But over the past decade and a half, the relative merits of nuclear energy for the country’s energy security, independence, and climate goals have pushed the technology back into the spotlight.
As for South Korea, the nuclear energy industry has seen steady growth for years now, continuing to develop even as different governmental regimes with diverging views on nuclear power have come and gone.
And now both have set extremely ambitious targets to continue growing their respective sectors at a rapid pace over the coming decades.
“Together, the two countries are reshaping the nuclear politics of Northeast Asia and doing so increasingly in concert with Washington, as energy policy folds into the broader architecture of trilateral security cooperation,” the Diplomat recentlyreported.
This alliance offers strategic economic and political benefits for all involved, with a particularly strong geopolitical incentive for the United States.
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“With Russia and China as the only realistic nuclear vendors for many developing countries, Washington has a clear interest in ensuring that Japan and South Korea enter the race.
It would benefit Washington if its two Northeast Asian allies, rather than Beijing or Moscow, become the default suppliers of reactor technology to the rest of the region.” This logic extends to thenational security concernsof Japanese and Korean leadership as well.
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