US Department of Energy invests $61 million in nuclear research
In support of carbon-free energy sources, the U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, has invested $61 million in projects that will foster nuclear research and development. The DOE announced the investment Tuesday; the majority of the funds will be directed toward universities, including UC Berkeley. A DOE press release noted President Joe Biden’s administration’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 as a contributing factor in the investment. According to Lee Bernstein, a past grant winner and UC Nuclear Data group leader, the funding directed from the federal government toward these pr...
Source: dailycal.org