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In a world that will increasingly need to make deep reductions in carbon emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change, nuclear energy’s main value—its massive potential to decarbonize economies—must not be allowed to slip away, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says.
MIT’s Energy Initiative released “The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World,” on the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. This assessment underscores the critical role nuclear energy plays in ensuring affordable electricity, as well as providing a large share of low-carbon generation.
In a small town, news travels fast. So, when New York State regulators began developing energy policy that might save their local nuclear power plant from shutting down, residents in the town of Oswego felt a renewed sense of optimism.
Facebook wants to cut its carbon emissions and should use nuclear along with renewables.
In a potential regulatory breakthrough that could accelerate deployment of small modular and advanced reactors, NRC staff found that scalable emergency planning zones for these technologies are feasible.
What if in the future all our cars were electric? What if the big rig trucks that carry 11.5 billion tons of goods across the country every year were powered by electricity instead of gas or diesel? What if chemical refineries and steel mills used clean electricity instead of burning fossil fuels and belching millions of tons of emissions into the sky? All this could mean a future of brighter skies and clean, deep breaths. Would this shift result in significantly lower carbon emissions? Not if the electricity isn’t generated from low or no-carbon sources. And this is where nuclear energy’s role is crucial…
Five New England governors have released a statement highlighting the benefits of nuclear energy for their region and calling for a serious evaluation of plans to properly value secure, clean energy sources.
After months of review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concurred with an industry position that nuclear plant licensees have the ability to determine the frequency of their own maintenance checks without being subject to NRC oversight.
The U.S. nuclear industry is taking the next leap forward in modernizing the reactor fleet by undertaking digital upgrades to safety-related plant systems.