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Nuclear plants produce waste—which is a debatable term—while generating electricity, but what it is exactly and how it’s handled are different than you might think.
Today, nuclear reactors produce electricity and are the largest tool to decarbonize the power grid. But soon, they may be producing carbon-free hydrogen that will clean up other industries, including steel, agriculture and even the gasoline-powered car in your driveway.
Michl Binderbauer, chief executive officer of TAE Technologies Inc. is among a group of visionary innovators seeking to harness the power of the sun and stars right here on earth. It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi novel or comic book, but TAE is one of about a dozen private companies around the world—including General Fusion and Commonwealth Fusion Systems—working to make fusion power a reality.
Veterans Day is important to the nuclear industry as nearly one in four nuclear workers have served in the military.
Advanced reactors are moving from fascinating designs to reality, as innovative companies invest in hardware for next-generation nuclear technology.
Katie Mummah is an #ActualLivingScientist and a clean energy advocate. With Nuclear Science Week underway, we reached out to see why NuclearKatie—an engineer and graduate student—supports our largest source of carbon-free electricity.
One year ago, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that the planet would feel severe effects of climate change by 2030 without reducing carbon emissions. Here's what happened to the nation’s largest source of clean energy in the year since the IPCC’s warnings.
As policymakers, climate advocates and thought leaders look to value nuclear, the onus is back on the industry to show what we are doing to stay competitive. With baseball clearly on my mind, I ask, “Has the nuclear industry stepped up to the plate?”
If we want to protect the climate, we need to support nuclear carbon-free energy with smarter regulations at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Headlines about international climate strikes and the Green New Deal keep carbon emissions on everyone’s mind. More climate advocates and presidential candidates are in favor of using all carbon-free technologies, including nuclear, to fight climate change. But how do nuclear reactors work exactly?
September 20 is a big day: millions call for climate action, but a major source of carbon-free energy is lost.
The Democratic presidential debates have opened a conversation on where nuclear energy fits into the solution on climate change. As the field of Democratic candidates begins to narrow, it’s important to set the record straight on nuclear. There are common misconceptions that you should be on the watch for as debates continue.