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    • Nuclear Energy Innovation
    • by PJ Seel & Adam Stein
    Closing the Gap on Greater-Than-Class-C Waste
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    • Nuclear Energy Innovation
    • by Yue "Joy" Jiang & Spencer Toohill
    Building a More Coherent Regulatory Framework
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    • Nuclear Energy Innovation
    • by Ted Nordhaus & Alex Trembath
    The Double Symbolism of the Three Mile Island Restart
  • Save Burn
    • Energy and Climate
    • Ted Nordhaus
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    Is Climate Really on the Ballot?
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    • Energy and Climate
    • by Kyle Danish , Adam Stein & Paul Libus
    Will Risk Aversion At The NRC Avert The Energy Transition?
  • 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…

    Energy and Climate
    by Rani Franovich
  • 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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