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Advanced Nuclear is Good for the World, But Is It Good for the Regulator?
The only thing the NRC wants from advanced nuclear is nothing. That has to change. Read more →

How Bad Are Airline Emissions, Really?
And what to make of those protests in Germany against the aviation industry and against coal. Read more →
Coping With Disaster Vs. Energy Security
A realistic path toward decarbonization for small island nations Read more →
Is Tucker Carlson Right About Cow Masks?
Unmasking the truth about livestock methane emissions and measurement. Read more →

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Break With Reality
The NRC Staff’s new alternative risk evaluation contains mathematically impossible conditions—and is impossible to use. Read more →
Our Latest Press:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Evolves Environmental Review for Hermes Test Reactor, Yet Opportunities for Improvement Remain
- RELEASE: Letter from Breakthrough and Others Urges Congress to Invest in Public Agricultural Research in the 2023 Farm Bill
- RELEASE: NRC's Open Collaboration with Stakeholders is Key to Satisfying Congressional Mandate
- RELEASE: NRC Needs a Technology-Inclusive Reorganization and Stakeholder-Inclusive Engagement
Our Latest Report:
Sins of a Solar Empire
Breakthrough Journal No. 18 / Fall 2022
The New Nuclear Explosion
If there is one certainty for the climate, it may well be the environmental benefits of nuclear power
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