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After Vogtle, what's next for nuclear? - E&E News by POLITICO

The Georgia reactors came online Monday — seven years late at a cost of $35 billion, more than double the initial $14 billion estimate.

Should we use nuclear energy?

Is nuclear energy the answer to the climate crisis or just a false solution? Here we separate fact from fiction and explore this controversial topic.    18 Apr 2024 ,  https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/should-we-use-nuclear-energy What’s nuclear energy and is it renewable? First off, a bit of science. Nuclear power uses nuclear reactions to generate electricity.  Currently, this is mostly done through nuclear…

Yucca Mountain: NRC Takes First Step to Follow the Law

Mount Carmel native named Princeton graduate program scholar

A Mount Carmel native has been selected to join Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs as a graduate scholar for the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative grad program.

Top Nuclear Regulator Faces Tough Reconfirmation Battle In The Senate

Biden wants to keep Jeff Baran on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the GOP and pro-nuclear activists say he's holding back an atomic renaissance. Huff Post, By Alexander C. Kaufman, Jun 27, 2023 When President Barack Obama first named Jeff Baran to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2014, the Democratic majority in the Senate confirmed the former…

Obama Administration: No Confidence in Nuclear Energy

US Nuclear Reactors Cost 5 to 10 Times More Than China

A small modular nuclear reactor by NuScale is getting canceled because it would have produced 450 Megawatts and cost over $9 billion.

Beware the nuclear industry bearing gifts

Most people are familiar with the story of the Trojan Horse – the "gift" that disguised destruction, at least for Troy. When legislators reconvene in...

Lawmakers urged to keep moratorium on new nuclear power plants in Illinois – avoid the fantasy of small modular reactors

The claim of benefits of small modular reactors are fantasies. Turning to nuclear energy will mean more radioactive waste along with other problems, and will not help our state fight climate change. By  David Kraft, Oct 27, 2023  https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/27/23933226/illinois-moratorium-nuclear-power-plants-pritker-veto-small-reactors-renewable-david-kraft During the fall session, the Legislature is expected to make a decision with enormous implications for renewable…

Lawmakers, keep moratorium on new nuclear power plants in Illinois

The claim of benefits of small modular reactors are fantasies. Turning to nuclear energy will mean more radioactive waste along with other problems, and will not help our state fight climate change.