Articles about U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• NRC Needs a Technology-inclusive Reorganization and Stakeholder-inclusive Engagement

  Senior Policy Advisor Rani Franovich identifies two opportunities for NRC to successfully modernize its licensing…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Rani Franovich
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    by Adam Stein , Jonah Messinger , Seaver Wang & more

  Advancing Nuclear Energy
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Rani Franovich & Steven P. Nesbit

  Experts Urge Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Modernize Outdated Rules on Nuclear Plant Security

• 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…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Sean Trambley

• RELEASE: Saving Palisades Nuclear Power Plant To Secure Michigan’s Clean Energy Future

  New analysis shows that shutting down Palisades nuclear power plant would cost Michigan more clean power than almost…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Sean Trambley
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Rani Franovich & Jonah Messinger

  Saving Palisades Nuclear Power Plant To Secure Michigan’s Clean Energy Future

• Take a Deep Breath

  Rani Franovich rebuts NPR coverage of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant firefight

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Rani Franovich
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Alex Trembath , Seaver Wang , Jonah Messinger & more

  Energy Security and Decarbonization in Response to Russian Aggression

• ICYMI-Breakthrough Blog: NRC revises previously issued subsequent license renewal for existing nuclear power plants

  The surprising decision rejects long standing NRC decisions and undermines one of the Biden Administration’s key policy…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Sean Trambley

• Blog: NRC revises previously issued subsequent license renewal for existing nuclear power plants

  In a surprising move, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reversed license renewal approvals for two operating…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Adam Stein & Rani Franovich

• 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…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Sean Trambley
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  • Food and Agriculture
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    by Ted Nordhaus & Alex Trembath

  Ecomodernism in Action

• STATEMENT: NuScale Nuclear Developer Goes Public in Major Milestone, But NRC Remains Biggest Obstacle to Future of Advanced Nuclear Energy

  Berkeley, Calif. — Today, NuScale, an advanced nuclear energy developer, announced it will be going public, marking a…

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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Ted Nordhaus

  Blog: The True Face of the Anti-Nuclear Movement

• RELEASE: NuScale’s Success Highlights Pain Points at NRC for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing

  Berkeley, Calif. — This week in a new blog post, Breakthrough Institute’s Senior Nuclear Energy Analyst Dr. Adam Stein…

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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Adam Stein & Sola Talabi

  Blog: Lessons from NuScale's Design Certification Process

• RELEASE: Environmental justice must receive stronger consideration by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Breakthrough Institute’s Senior Climate and Energy Analyst Dr. Seaver Wang published a…

  Energy and Climate

  

  by Jamie Livingston
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  • Energy and Climate
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    by Seaver Wang

  Blog: Environmental Justice, the NRC, and Our Future