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18 February 2021 Share A near doubling in annual federal appropriated funding levels for core nuclear research and development activities is needed to ensure the commercial deployment of US advanced reactors in the 2030s, a task force commissioned by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has concluded. The group said the additional funding will help meet the Biden Administration's climate goals. (Image: ANS) The ANS Task Force on Public Investment in Nuclear Research and Development brought together over 20 technical experts - from US Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories, universit...

Shortly after the Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) concluded distributing $210 million in research grants for so-called “advanced nuclear reactors” last year, Congress signaled those grants were just the beginning, as it had approved as much as $1.5 billion for additional research. “This legislation demonstrates growing confidence in our nation’s largest source of carbon-free energy, while building on efforts to ensure nuclear energy is properly valued alongside wind and solar in the United States’ carbon-free energy future,” said “As urge...

Investments in nuclear energy could help solve the economic and climate crises: The promise of advanced reactors can help lower carbon emissions and create new clean energy jobs. Posted on As the United States faces several key challenges simultaneously - COVID-19, the economic crisis, social injustice and the rising threat of climate change - the federal government is looking for solutions that help address multiple issues at once. Recent commitments by President Biden are encouraging: by tying the post-pandemic economic recovery to investments in clean energy, we can tackle all four existe...

More Nukes Is Good Nukes: Congress Puts $1.5 Billion Into Nuclear In Green Energy Bid More Nukes Is Good Nukes: Congress Puts $1.5 Billion Into Nuclear In Green Energy Bid Comments Off on More Nukes Is Good Nukes: Congress Puts $1.5 Billion Into Nuclear In Green Energy Bid Fueled by year-end funding legislation and government grants awarded last year, public and private sector researchers will seek to develop an advanced new class of nuclear reactors to create carbon-free energy that will help meet climate change goals. Shortly after the Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstratio...

Investments in nuclear energy could help solve the economic and climate crises Todd Allen and Suzy Hobbs Baker, opinion contributors © Getty Images Investments in nuclear energy could help solve the economic and climate crises As the United States faces several key challenges simultaneously - COVID-19, the economic crisis, social injustice and the rising threat of climate change - the federal government is looking for solutions that help address multiple issues at once. Recent commitments by President Biden are encouraging: by tying the post-pandemic economic recovery to in...