Nuclear Energy Innovation
Enabling the large-scale deployment of nuclear energy
Advanced nuclear technologies promise clean, reliable power with strong safety profiles and increasing benefits for energy security, climate, and economic development. But realizing these benefits requires a regulatory system that is equipped to license modern technologies at scale, and overcoming commercial hurdles. The Nuclear Energy Innovation team develops solutions for appropriate regulation and oversight of nuclear reactors to enable the new and continued use of safe and clean nuclear energy.
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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…
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RELEASE: Saving Palisades Nuclear Power Plant To Secure Michigan’s Clean Energy Future
New analysis shows that shutting down Palisades nuclear power plant would cost Michigan more clean power than almost…
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ICYMI-Breakthrough Blog: NRC revises previously issued subsequent license renewal for existing nuclear power plants
The surprising decision rejects long standing NRC decisions and undermines one of the Biden Administration’s key policy…
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Release: Breakthrough Institute Hires Former NRC Regulator Rani Franovich as Senior Policy Advisor
Berkeley, Calif. — This week, the Breakthrough Institute announced the hiring of Rani Franovich as Senior Policy…
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RELEASE: NuScale’s Success Highlights Pain Points at NRC for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing
Berkeley, Calif. — This week in a new blog post, Breakthrough Institute’s Senior Nuclear Energy Analyst Dr. Adam Stein…
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RELEASE: NRC Must Adopt Simpler Safety Metrics for Proposed Nuclear Power Plants
Berkeley, Calif. — This week, the Breakthrough Institute’s Sr. Nuclear Energy Analyst Dr. Adam Stein submitted a…
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CONGRESSIONAL LETTER: The Breakthrough Institute Urges Congress to Include Nuclear in New Federal Tax Credit
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Breakthrough Institute’s Sr. Energy Analyst, Jameson McBride, and Sr. Nuclear Analyst,…
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ICYMI: The Hill - Arguments against the Versatile Test Reactor undermine America's climate future
Oped from Breakthrough Institute’s Ted Nordhaus and Dr. Adam Stein highlight deliberate misrepresentation and…
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Statement: Energy Sector Innovation Credit (ESIC) Act Gives Support for Nuclear and Other Clean Energy Innovation
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, Breakthrough Institute Senior Nuclear Analyst Dr. Adam Stein issued the following statement…
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RELEASE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Proposed Licensing Process Threatens Nascent Advanced Nuclear Industry
Known as 10 CFR Part 53, the proposed licensing framework is essential to deploying the next generation of advanced…
