nuclear power

photo of two men in blue jumpsuits and hard hats talking inside the cavernous reactor hall of a nuclear power plant; there are caution signs and a radioactive symbol on the wall next to them

Monty Rakusen/Getty Images

September 19, 2024

Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program?

Sulgiye Park
Senior Scientist

A diagram of Terrapower’s proposed Natrium advanced reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Nuclear Regulatory Comission

April 30, 2024

Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

July 7, 2023

An Attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Could Still be Catastrophic

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

image of tornado approaching a car, Texas, 1995

Harald Richter/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

April 12, 2023

Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

August 26, 2022

Can the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Avoid a Major Disaster?

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

March 8, 2022

The Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Fire May Be Out, But the Threat Remains

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

March 4, 2022

The Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Fire May Be Out, But the Threat Remains

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

June 14, 2021

When It Comes to Nuclear Power, “Advanced” Isn’t Always Better

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Nuclear Regulatory Commission/flickr

February 23, 2021

Diablo Canyon is Shutting Down. Is California Ready?

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

Bjoern Schwarz/Flickr

March 26, 2020

Nuclear Power Safety and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

May 16, 2019

5 Reasons Why HB 6, Ohio’s Nuclear Plant Subsidy Proposal, Should Be Rejected

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

November 16, 2018

7 Things People Got Wrong with our Recent ‘Nuclear Power Dilemma’ Report

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

November 14, 2018

Senate Should Reject Trump’s Coal-Friendly Energy Commission Nominee

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Photo: Greg Dunlap/CC BY (Flickr)

November 13, 2018

Forget the Trump Bailout—Here’s a Real Solution for Nuclear and the Climate

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

November 8, 2018

Even in a Carbon-Constrained World, FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Bailout Proposal in Ohio Must Be Rejected

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

Photo: Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Flickr

November 8, 2018

Carbon Pricing is Key to Economic Viability of Xcel’s Nuclear Power Plants in Minnesota

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

Nuclear power carries unique costs and benefits as an energy source.

123rf.com/hxdyl

November 8, 2018

Why We’re Taking a Hard Look at Nuclear Power Plant Closures

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission

November 8, 2018

What the New UCS Report on Nuclear Plants Means for Illinois

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

September 27, 2018

Nuclear Reactor Fuel Safety: The Waiting Gain

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 13, 2018

Fatal Accident at Arkansas Nuclear One

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 10, 2018

Clinton Power Station: Even More Power Problems

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

September 6, 2018

Vogtle and Hatch: Have Cost Over-Runs Undermined Safety Performance?

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 30, 2018

Breaking Containment at Crystal River 3

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

August 23, 2018

Naughty and Nice Nuclear Nappers

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor