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Nuclear energy can deliver abundant, reliable, zero-carbon power. But the United States has lost the ability to build it quickly, repeatedly, and at scale. Now, rising electricity demand, g…

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  1. EnergyAnalysis

    May 2, 2023 · Matthew L. Wald

    Dollars, Sense, and Kilowatt-Hours

    "Levelized Cost of Energy" has long been used to generate misleading comparisons of nuclear and renewables. Here's why even former proponents of LCOE are moving on.

  2. EnergyBlog

    Mar 3, 2023 · Leigh Anne Lloveras, Adam Stein

    The NRC Comes Through on Diablo Canyon

  3. EnergyAnalysis

    Aug 31, 2022 · Matthew L. Wald

    What is a Light Water Reactor? What is a Small Modular Reactor?

    Nuclear reactor technology, old and new, explained.

  4. EnergyBlog

    Mar 17, 2022 · Rani Franovich

    Take a Deep Breath

  5. EnergyAnalysis

    Sep 28, 2018 · Ted Nordhaus

    RIP Transatomic Power

    Long Live the Advanced Nuclear Industry

  6. EnergyAnalysis

    Aug 7, 2018 · Jameson McBride

    Beyond Yucca Mountain

    Innovative Solutions to Nuclear Waste Management

  7. EnergyAnalysis

    Dec 7, 2017 · Jameson McBride

    Clean Energy Advocates Should Oppose Subsidizing Coal

    Proposed Rule to Protect Nuclear Would Also Result in Rising Coal Pollution

  8. EnergyAnalysis

    Oct 4, 2017 · Jameson McBride

    Rick Perry’s One Step Forward, Three Steps Back

    A Pyrrhic Victory for US Nuclear

  9. EnergyAnalysis

    Aug 5, 2015 · Alex Trembath, Michael Shellenberger

    Clearing the Air

    EPA Climate Rule Not Designed to Keep Nuclear Plants Open

  10. EnergyAnalysis

    Apr 21, 2014 · Reid Tanaka

    USS Reagan Sailors’ Lawsuit Found ‘Lacking’

    Nuclear Expert Questions Link Between Radiation Exposure and Health Woes

  11. EnergyAnalysis

    Jan 29, 2014 · Robert Wilson

    Der Kohle-Boom

    Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out & Rising Coal Consumption

  12. EnergyAnalysis

    Nov 13, 2013 · Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus

    The Great Green Meltdown

    How Economic Arguments Against Nuclear Highlight Environmentalist Delusions

  13. EnergyAnalysis

    Aug 29, 2013 · Jessica Lovering

    Mark Bittman’s Renewables Delusions

    Debunking the New York Times Columnist’s Recent Attack on Nuclear Energy

  14. EnergyAnalysis

    Jul 25, 2013 · Breakthrough Staff

    A Deeper Climate Conversation

    How Natural Gas and Nuclear Are Essential to Decarbonization

  15. EnergyAnalysis

    Jun 7, 2013 · Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus

    No Solar Way Around It

    Why Nuclear Is Essential to Combating Climate Change

  16. EnergyAnalysis

    Feb 14, 2013 · James Conca

    ‘No Clinically Observable Effects’ From Fukushima Radiation: UN

    Report Offers Corrective to Japan’s Nuclear Freeze

  17. EnergyAnalysis

    Nov 27, 2012 · Robert Wilson

    Germany’s Lost Decade

    Nuclear Shutdown Whets Germany's Appetite for Coal

  18. EnergyAnalysis

    Nov 13, 2012 · Mark Lynas

    The UK’s New Zero-Carbon Energy Alliance

    How Climate Change is Bringing Together Nuclear, Wind, and CCS Industries

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