The first time in roughly four decades that a privately developed, non‑light‑water advanced reactor has gone critical in the U.S.
Category: nuclear power
Can US and India Forge a ‘Big, Beautiful’ Energy Deal?
A U.S.-India alliance would strike at the heart of the corrupt climate lobby. By trading massive quantities of fossil fuels, it would break a stranglehold on energy policy that climate…
Would You Rather Live Near A Battery Energy Storage System or a Nuclear Plant
“From a public safety standpoint, if you’ve decommissioned three nuclear reactors, why would you want to install a BESS facility in populated areas that is far less safe?”
Waste of the Day: Radioactive Wasted Money
The federal government is so prone to excessive spending that it is even wasting money on waste itself.
America’s Energy Comeback is Leaving Green Fantasies Behind
After years of efforts by radical greens to strangle America’s oil, gas, and coal industries — while forcing the nation to accept costly, land-devouring wind and solar — the U.S.…
Germany’s Nuclear Confession Is a Crack in Net Zero Pretense
Merz’s nuclear confession suggests that the political class cannot keep dodging reality forever.
Troubles at NuScale Power, Fermi America
Energy hyperbole and the madness of crowds are evident with both NuScale Power and Fermi America. Bubbles burst.
Zap Energy: The first fission-fusion company
Responding to the ETH Zurich study, Johal says she hopes all the fusion designs become commercially successful – but believes that Zap’s design will produce economies of scale thanks to…
Claim: Japan’s Coal and Nuclear Push Risks Displacing Renewable Energy
“… As coal and nuclear generation expand … they may displace domestic renewable energy …”
Cracks Appear in Climate Consensus as Germany’s Energy Minister Admits Renewable Energy is Ruining the Country
Fifteen years after Merkel’s nuclear panic and decades after the Greens first infiltrated the corridors of power, reality is reasserting itself with the cold logic of physics and markets. The…
Is America on the Verge of a Nuclear Renaissance?
It has been more than seven years since President Donald Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) into law – and it has taken all seven years…
America’s nuclear comeback is finally here
Instead of burying or warehousing used fuel, new processes can safely convert it into usable material for modern reactors.
Mike Lee Takes On ‘Valley Of Death’ Plaguing Nuclear Energy Developers
…the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad created by Lee’s legislation “meaningfully expands opportunities for private companies to demonstrate their technologies in partnership with the [DOE].”
Energy Expert: Germany’s Nuclear Phaseout Was A “500 Billion Euro Mistake”
Vahreholt advocates for a return to nuclear energy (using subsidy billions to build new plants), the use of domestic shale gas, and the continued operation of coal-fired power plants. The…
Hinkley Point C UK: France’s EDF Boondoggle Sets a Record
Europe’s biggest nuclear power operator EDF, which manages France’s fleet of 57 reactors, is under pressure to show it can improve on its record of reactor construction. Recent projects have…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Defining Moment
We stand at a defining moment for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and for the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. American’s electricity demand is rising sharply due to…
Ursula von der Leyen Calls Abandoning Nuclear Power “A Strategic Mistake” – 15 Years After Supporting the Nuclear Phase-Out
While in 1990 one-third of Europe’s energy came from nuclear, today it’s only close to 15%. This reduction in the share of nuclear was a choice. And in hindsight, it…
Trump II’s ‘Nuclear Renaissance”: A Government Play
On January 26, the U.S. Department of Energy released the Fact Sheet, “The Energy Department Is Delivering on Accelerating the Deployment of Nuclear Power, subtitled “President Trump is Unleashing America’s…
Nuclear at 70: Federal Subsidies and Regulation Did Not Work
“Nuclear fission is the most complicated, fraught, expensive way to boil water to produce steam to drive electrical turbines.”
The Microreactor Race Is On
Nine months later, multiple private companies are racing to become the first to bring their advanced design reactors to market, and several are already moving toward pilot plants in conjunction…