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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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: 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: 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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Energy and Climate
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