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There’s a dispute going on now in the energy sector where it seems like the parties have no names, only letters. Ditto for the thing they’re fighting over: FERC can’t figure out how to handle PJM’s beef over ZECs.

Last month, the Los Alamos National Laboratory became the first national lab to join Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, seeking to break down barriers in nuclear policy.

The U.S. nuclear industry prides itself on having safety in its DNA. That means that safety is the highest priority and that every decision, step and precaution is grounded in that approach. In fact, the U.S. industry continues to be recognized as one of the safest industrial working environments in the nation.

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.