President Trump has issued four expansive Executive Orders on civil nuclear energy aimed at reestablishing the United States as a dominant developer, deployer, and exporter of large and small reactors. There are many positive and innovative aspects of the directives including declaring reactor development a national security priority, focusing on deployment over R&D, and strengthening…
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South Korea’s New President Lee Jae-myung’s Energy Priorities
Jocelyn Livier, Della Ratta Fellow, Partnership for Global Security
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Strengthening American Nuclear Energy Competitiveness
A longer version of this article was published by The Center for the National Interest and it can be found here. The Trump administration’s strategy for achieving America’s domination of the global nuclear energy market is coming into focus. But its ultimate effectiveness remains in question. A first step has been the preservation (so far), in the Big Beautiful Budget…
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Advanced Nuclear Companies: Funding & Expected Commercial Operation (ECO) Timelines
Small Modular and advanced nuclear reactors have received significant attention over the last few years. The U.S. government has invested billions in these technologies and their fuel. Congress has instructed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to streamline the evaluation of their safety, which is acting on this instruction. And Big Tech hyperscalers have looked to them…
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