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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. EnergyRegulatory comment

    Jun 16, 2026 · Adam Stein, Spencer Toohill, Deric Tilson and 2 others

    Part 57 Should Be Built for High-Volume Licensing

    A high-volume licensing pathway is faster when it is more focused, not less rigorous

  2. EnergyTestimony

    May 20, 2026 · Adam Stein

    NRC Regulations Must Be Credible, Predictable, Timely, and Proportionate to Risk

    Dr. Adam Stein's Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

  3. EnergyAnalysis

    Apr 27, 2026 · Ted Nordhaus

    Five "Pro-Nuclear But" Myths

    Why they are wrong and why it matters

  4. EnergyRegulatory comment

    Apr 17, 2026 · Yue "Joy" Jiang

    NRC Should Streamline Adjudications, not Shift the Burden

    A Path towards a better contested hearing process

  5. EnergyRegulatory comment

    Apr 16, 2026 · Spencer Toohill

    NRC Fee Reform Should Improve Performance, Not Impose Rigid Caps

    The proposed fee caps are misaligned with licensing realities

  6. EnergyRegulatory comment

    Apr 15, 2026 · Adam Stein, Spencer Toohill

    Clarifying the Record on AB 2647: A Technical Response to Opposition Claims

    Addressing misconceptions on regulatory policy, advanced reactor technology, and California’s energy options

  7. EnergyAnalysis

    Apr 9, 2026 · Adam Stein, Spencer Toohill

    Part 53: A Viable Licensing Pathway for New Reactors

    What you need to know about the final Part 53 rule

  8. EnergyTool

    Mar 26, 2026 · Adam Stein

    NRC Rulemaking Tracker

  9. EnergyReport

    Mar 10, 2026 · PJ Seel

    Decay Fragments: A Health Physics History

    America's Radiation Protection Regulatory System and How it Came to Be

  10. EnergyAnalysis

    Feb 20, 2026 · PJ Seel

    No, a Substation Did Not Make the San Francisco 49ers More Injury Prone

    What a Football Conspiracy Tells Us About the Fear of Technology

  11. EnergyAnalysis

    Feb 6, 2026 · Adam Stein

    The NRC’s Problem Isn’t Caution. It’s Architecture.

    What Will it Take for the NRC to Meet Its Statutory Obligations?

  12. EnergyWhitepaper

    Dec 18, 2025 · Adam Stein, Yue "Joy" Jiang, Deric Tilson and 2 others

    Estimation of Cost Reductions From Risk Informed Radiation Standards

  13. FoodAnalysis

    Dec 18, 2025 · Ted Nordhaus, Alex Trembath

    2025 Annual Report

    A New Era

  14. EnergyAnalysis

    Dec 10, 2025 · Adam Stein

    Understanding the NRC Independence Debate

    The NRC Has Never Been a Wholly Independent Agency, But That’s Not Necessarily a Problem

  15. EnergyAnalysis

    Dec 3, 2025 · Seaver Wang

    Why California’s Coastal Commission Should Let Diablo Canyon Keep Operating

    Fish larvae are stalling a key permit for California's largest clean power plant

  16. FoodAnalysis

    Dec 1, 2025 · Ted Nordhaus

    Breaking Things at Breakthrough

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