A longer version of this article was published by the Center for the National Interest and it can be found here. Donald Trump made his fortune by driving construction pilings in the ground, not pondering the physics of how that happens. This focus on building things needs to be applied to U.S. nuclear energy deployment…
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Pumping Up America’s Nuclear Power Politics
A longer version of this article was published by the Center for the National Interest and it can be found here. President Trump dove into his new duties by declaring a national energy emergency and asserting that the United States will pursue energy dominance, including in nuclear power. But global nuclear power politics do not…
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U.S. Lacks Nuclear Energy Strategy to Achieve COP28 Commitment
At the Dubai climate change meeting in November 2023, almost two dozen countries agreed to triple the deployment of nuclear energy by 2050. The U.S. supported that commitment, China eventually did, and Russia remained silent. Ten months later, China has approved 11 new reactors, Russia is proposing 34 new units by 2042, and the U.S.…
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China’s Nuclear Energy Expansion
Source: World Nuclear Association China's domestic expansion of nuclear energy showcases a dynamic shift in the balance of global nuclear capacity. In the past decade, the country has exhibited a remarkable expansion in nuclear energy development, adding over 34 GW to its nuclear energy generation. As of April 2024, China has 55 operating nuclear reactors with…
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