Topic
Advanced Nuclear
7 published works
Gravel2Gavel
The Modern Nuclear Renaissance Reaches New England
by Stephen J. Humes On March 31, 2026, the governors of all six New England states issued a joint, bipartisan statement committing the region to explore deployment of advanced nuclear…
New Nuclear
Grid Reliability Report Highlights Benefits of Pairing Advanced Nuclear with Renewables to Ensure Power Stays On
By Amy Roma, Mary Anne Sullivan, Sachin Desai, Stephanie Fishman
Many advanced reactor developers are designing their technologies to pair with renewables. A recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the government entity responsible for overseeing America’s…
New Nuclear
A Spotlight on Advanced Nuclear after the White House Climate Summit
By Amy Roma, Sachin Desai, Stephanie Fishman
On April 22 and 23, President Biden hosted forty world leaders virtually at the Leaders Summit on Climate (“Climate Summit”) to employ a “whole of government” approach in the fight…
New Nuclear
President Biden takes Executive Actions with Impact on Advanced Nuclear
By Amy Roma, Sachin Desai
President Biden ran on an energy and environmental platform calling for a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In pursuit of this clean energy plan,…
New Nuclear
Significant Legislative Activity Impacting Advanced Nuclear
By Amy Roma, Sachin Desai
Recently, the Hill has been taking a flurry of legislative actions that impact the advanced reactor community across all spectra. We provide a summary of some of the major bills…
New Nuclear
A Word to the Wise for Advanced Reactors Accepting DOE Money: DOE Enforces its IP Rights
A recent headline in the energy trade press would not likely have caught the attention of the advanced nuclear industry: “Trump’s DOE punishes Obama-era solar success story.” A casual reader…
New Nuclear
Public Efforts to Support Next-Generation Nuclear Gaining Traction
By Amy Roma, Sachin Desai
Small modular reactors (SMRs) have seen some positive legal and policy developments recently. A bill to provide tax exemptions for manufacturers of small modular reactors was introduced in the Washington…