posts tagged as nuclear energy
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September 2019
The barriers to nuclear waste disposal in the United States are primarily political rather than technical. The United States currently has more...
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June 2019
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) recent report on nuclear power indicates a dire future for the industry and notes that climate policy...
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February 2019
Now that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s office has published an outline of their Green New Deal agenda, and more formal draft legislation has also...
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December 2018
Despite an unfavorable regulatory climate, the U.S. nuclear power industry reduced total generating costs at existing plants in 2017 to a ten-year...
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October 2018
Competition from natural gas and renewable energy has forced the retirement of existing nuclear plants in the United States. Out of the...
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July 2018
Nuclear plants were originally issued 40-year operating licenses by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Most utilities had applied for 20-year renewals for their...
