The Energy Department, which is 15 years in arrears of meeting contractual obligations to take used uranium fuel rods from commercial reactors, now will make recommendations to Congress to revamp the program. This is a political problem however, not a technical challenge.
Despite the recent green-lighting of the first new nuclear reactors in decades, most of the industry's celebratory assertions about nuclear power's revival, its potential to "jumpstart" the economy, and its relative safety don't hold up to scrutiny.
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France's 59 nuclear reactors generate 78.8 percent of France's electricity, the highest percentage in the world.
Here we are almost a year away from the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima that happened as a result of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on March 11th o...
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U.S. tax dollars have been and are being used for a system all but eliminating public input to get new "advanced" nuclear power plants up and running -- and fast.
We need a cost-efficient, low-carbon solution to the nation's increasing electricity demand. Expanding nuclear energy as part of the mix of electricity generation options is necessary to meeting our nation's growing power needs cleanly and cost-effectively.
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The public deserves more from FirstEnergy. It's time to release all the photos, all the test results, and all the reports. It's time to stop the spin and start full disclosure. Tell the people the truth about Davis-Besse.
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There's been good dialogue regarding my last blog post concerning the Indian Point Energy Center. And I appreciate the many thoughtful comments, inclu...
To little notice, an advisory commission charged with figuring out a permanent solution for America's nuclear waste has issued a new approach for siting a waste repository that just might work.
I complained in an earlier post that the US is "A country without a plan." I recently met with a senior adviser to President Obama and I now think I have a better understanding as to why this is the case.
Over the past few months, there have been some negative reports about the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York. Public debates are a good thing and, we believe, so are facts to help dispel myths.
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