Energy and Climate
Make clean energy cheap.
Access to affordable and reliable energy is absolutely essential for human development, but energy production takes a heavy toll on the environment. With demand for energy expected to grow for decades to come as developing nations emerge from poverty, substantial innovation into clean energy technologies will be necessary to achieve our ambitious goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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RELEASE: New Report Reveals Flawed Climate Finance Allocation in Low-Income, Low-Emission Countries
Despite urgent infrastructure and development needs, climate adaptation remains underfunded
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RELEASE: Congress Passes the ADVANCE Act, Near Unanimous Support for a New Generation of Nuclear Energy Plants
WASHINGTON, DC, June 19 – After more than a year of negotiations, Congress approved the ADVANCE Act (Accelerating…
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RELEASE: New Breakthrough Institute Report Details Pathway for Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Improve Public Engagement
Berkeley, CA - March 7, 2024 — A new report from the Breakthrough Institute identifies key challenges the Nuclear…
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RELEASE: Executive Director Ted Nordhaus’s statement on News that President Biden does not plan to re-nominate Commissioner Jeff Baran to the NRC
RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Founder and Executive Director Ted Nordhaus’s statement on News that President Biden…
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RELEASE: U.S. House Passes Ban on Russian Uranium Imports
December 13, 2023— Berkeley, CA The Breakthrough Institute statement on the House passage of the Prohibiting Russian…
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RELEASE: Organizations Call on NRC to Act on Delayed Rule
Organizations urge the NRC to finalize the emergency preparedness rule for advanced reactors that is years overdue
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TESTIMONY: BTI President Ted Nordhaus to the U.S. House of Representatives
American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bypasses its Own Regulations
Recurring attempts to impose new requirements for nuclear security show how
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BTI Experts to Speak at the NRC's Regulatory Information Conference
Like Woodstock for nuclear fans
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Former Nuclear Regulator Expresses Concerns with Preliminary 10 CFR Part 53
Former NRC Regulator and Expert on Risk-informed, Performance-based (RIPB) Methods Expresses Concerns with NRC’s…
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Evolves Environmental Review for Hermes Test Reactor, Yet Opportunities for Improvement Remain
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Acknowledges Some Benefits of the Project, But Further Progress is Needed to…
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RELEASE: Former Nuclear Regulators Propose an Alternative Approach to Preliminary 10 CFR Part 53
Borrowing from Long-standing Commission Policy and Practices Governing a Risk-informed, Performance-based (RIPB)…
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RELEASE: Dashed Hopes for More Open Collaboration on Preliminary Part 53
NRC Rebuffs Numerous Requests for Open, Collaborative Development of Preliminary Rule for Licensing Advanced Reactors
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NRC’s Open Collaboration with Stakeholders is Key to Satisfying Congressional Mandate
Stakeholders, concerned with the exclusive and iterative development of a new rule for licensing advanced reactors,…
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NRC Needs a Technology-inclusive Reorganization and Stakeholder-inclusive Engagement
Senior Policy Advisor Rani Franovich identifies two opportunities for NRC to successfully modernize its licensing…
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NEW REPORT: Advanced Nuclear Technology Will Provide Critical Climate and Energy Benefits to the Future US Clean Energy System
Bold investments in advanced nuclear energy will further technological innovation, secure US leadership in…
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RELEASE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Persists with Higher than Necessary Hurdles for Advanced Reactors
Joint letter from the American Nuclear Society and Breakthrough Institute urges NRC to correct security rule language…
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RELEASE: By Keeping Diablo Canyon Open, CA Would Maintain State’s Largest Source of Clean Energy
Gov. Newsom’s announcement to LA Times Ed Board to reconsider decision to shut down the plant is a major step toward…