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Military Microreactors May Lead the Nuclear Energy Revolution

Military Microreactors May Lead the Nuclear Energy Revolution
A longer version of this article was published by The Center for the National Interest, and it can be found here. Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the anticipated driving force behind America’s spiking energy demand, seem to be faltering, and with that trend may plummet the hopes that a major expansion of commercial nuclear energy will power the future. But…
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One Year After Trump’s Nuclear Energy Mandates

A year has passed since President Trump issued four executive orders to advance and expand American nuclear energy. Together the orders created a mandate for accelerated action to recenter the U.S. on the nuclear power spectrum after decades of decline. The executive orders certainly boosted the level of governmental activity, with the Department of Energy…
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Reordering the Nuclear Regime in the Wake of the Iran War

Reordering the Nuclear Regime in the Wake of the Iran War
The Iran war has set a precedent for the forcible dismantlement of a sovereign nation’s active nuclear program. Military strikes on nuclear infrastructure are unusual in the history of containing nuclear proliferation and the United States and Israel launched air strikes that incapacitated much of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. This has led to the loss of…
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Military Installations for Department of Defense Advanced Reactor Programs

The Department of Defense (DoD) has been pursuing advanced terrestrial nuclear power for military installation energy and mobile applications since it was recommended by the Defense Science Board a decade ago. These efforts have accelerated under the Trump Administration's push for American energy dominance and there are now four key DoD programs. The map identifies…
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