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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

    Mar 2, 2026 · Deric Tilson, Adam Stein

    Two New Papers Are Wrong About Cancer Risk from Nuclear Plants

    Poor Research Design and Strong Claims Don’t Mesh Well

  2. EnergyAnalysis

    Feb 25, 2026 · Alex Trembath, Ted Nordhaus

    Solar and Nuclear Both Must Live. Energy Technology Fanaticism Needs to Die.

    Why Solar Optimism and Solarmaxxing Are Not the Same Thing

  3. EnergyAnalysis

    Nov 19, 2025 · Spencer Toohill

    What The U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Means for the American Nuclear Industry

    Oversight and Transparency Will Guide What Comes Next

  4. EnergyAnalysis

    Nov 3, 2025 · Matthew L. Wald

    Three Not-So-Secret Secrets to Nuclear Siting

    Haloes, Hopes, and Holdovers

  5. EnergyRegulatory comment

    Jul 31, 2025 · Adam Stein, Spencer Toohill

    Maximizing the Use of Available Weather Data to Accelerate Advanced Nuclear Deployment

    Advanced Reactor Siting Requires Flexibility for Meteorological Data Collection

  6. EnergyRegulatory comment

    Jul 31, 2025 · Adam Stein, Spencer Toohill

    Advanced Nuclear Needs Modern Siting Regulations

    The NRC Must Reconsider Their Population Density Criteria For Advanced Reactors

  7. EnergyAnalysis

    Jun 28, 2025 · Matthew L. Wald

    Iran's Nuclear Activities, Explained

    The fog in this war is unusually thick

  8. EnergyAnalysis

    Jun 16, 2025 · Matthew L. Wald

    To Cut Nuclear Costs, Cut Concrete

    New Reactor Technologies Can Minimize its Use

  9. EnergyAnalysis

    May 28, 2025 · Adam Stein, Yue "Joy" Jiang, Spencer Toohill and 1 other

    Can Trump Expedite a Nuclear Renaissance

    The Executive Orders Show Promise, But Are Just the Beginning

  10. Analysis

    May 19, 2025 · Adam Stein, Matthew L. Wald

    Seven More Things You Thought You Knew About Nuclear Energy

    Correcting Nuclear Misconceptions

  11. EnergyAnalysis

    Apr 16, 2025 · Ted Nordhaus

    Nuclear Underpants Gnomes

  12. EnergyAnalysis

    Feb 24, 2025 · Matthew L. Wald

    Tariffs Can’t Help an International Nuclear Industry

    Trump's Goals are in Conflict with Each Other

  13. EnergyAnalysis

    Dec 18, 2024 · Matthew L. Wald

    Nuclear Waste: Yes, In (or Under) My Backyard

  14. EnergyAnalysis

    Dec 4, 2024 · Matthew L. Wald

    These Organizations Oppose Nuclear for Unclear Reasons

    A List to Help You Prioritize Your Year-End Charitable Giving

  15. EnergyAnalysis

    Dec 2, 2024 · Brooke Morrison

    Gender Equity at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Should Not Be Optional

    Democrats Must Do Better

  16. EnergyAnalysis

    Oct 16, 2024 · Matthew L. Wald

    Will the Next President Get Nuclear Right?

    The next administration’s energy challenge may be catching up with the homework assigned by the current one

  17. EnergyAnalysis

    Sep 30, 2024 · Adam Stein

    Uninformed Nuclear Pessimism

  18. EnergyAnalysis

    Sep 27, 2024 · Matthew L. Wald

    Seven Things You Thought You Knew about Nuclear Energy

    But it might be time to re-think

  19. EnergyAnalysis

    Aug 30, 2024 · Matthew L. Wald

    Artificial Intelligence Goes Nuclear

    Impact on the Energy Balance isn’t Obvious

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