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Reality Fractures the Next-Gen Nuclear Fairy Tale

The cratering  of the NuScale Power-UAMPS Carbon Free Power Project is not the end of the world for next-generation nuclear energy. But it is the end of the fairy tale phase. So much hot air was being blown into the next-gen nuclear narrative that it was inevitable the balloon would burst when it rubbed up…
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Imbalances Emerging on Nuclear Export, Geopolitics, and Security

Notable developments are occurring at the nexus of nuclear export, geopolitics, and global security driven by continuing and significant changes in the international environment. But as these issues further fuse and shape our future, it is not clear whether government policy and reactor market development can keep pace with the technology-centric next-gen nuclear trajectory. This…
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Controversial Advances on Korean and Saudi Civil Nuclear Stalemates

The fractious nuclear energy issues between the U.S, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia seem to be rolling toward potential resolution, but the process is generating concern. The nuclear cooperation challenges have been both bilateral between the U.S. and each nation and triangular because the Saudi desire for nuclear power likely runs through Seoul and Washington.…
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