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In the News
2024

Congress Wants to Solve Nuclear Waste. The Solutions Are Known.

"Policymakers are increasingly recognizing that in order to realize a strong domestic nuclear economy, the country will need to show real progress in moving, storing, disposing of, and perhaps recycling nuclear waste."

Fuel Cycle
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May 23, 2024
In the News
2024

Lessons from NuScale’s Terminated Project will Help Pave the Way for Advanced Nuclear Energy

In an op-ed for Utility Dive, Jessica, alongside co-authors Judi Greenwald of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and Jeremy Harrell of ClearPath, delves into takeaways from NuScale’s recent project halt with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems.

Reactors
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February 6, 2024
In the News
2023

The Cost of Nuclear

Jessica explains why nuclear reactor construction is seemingly so much cheaper in South Korea than in the U.S.

Reactors
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November 16, 2023
In the News
2023

Clean Energy is Not an Excuse for Unjust Mining Practices

Cleo Schroer argues that U.S. uranium mines should operate only after impacted tribes and communities have had a meaningful chance to weigh in on a project.

Fuel Cycle
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May 5, 2023
In the News
2022

A Hole in the Ground Could be the Future of Fusion Power

We provide some realism on the timelines for commercial nuclear fusion but says it could still prove important as energy consumption continues to increase after 2050.

Innovation
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February 23, 2022
In the News
2021

As U.S. Nuclear Exports Decline, Experts Fear International Safeguards Will Too

Jessica co-authors an article on her research into how the U.S. can best strengthen global nuclear security—and what role microreactors could play.

Nuclear Policy
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August 27, 2021
In the News
2021

Can Nuclear Power Go Local?

The environmental movement has expanded its focus to addressing issues of equity and justice. Jessica Lovering & Suzanne Hobbs Baker wonder if nuclear power can become part of the egalitarian future they envision?

Reactors
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May 24, 2021
In the News
2021

Investments in Nuclear Energy Could Help Solve the Economic and Climate Crises

In this op-ed piece, Suzanne Baker and Todd Allen outline the value of nuclear energy for decarbonizing the economy and how we can center communities in the process.

Nuclear Policy
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February 9, 2021