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Will the Nuclear Power "Renaissance" Ever Reach Critical Mass?

Despite an abundance of plans and applications, new nuclear reactors outside of Asia are few and far between, which puts nuclear's contribution to fighting greenhouse gas emissions at risk

Is the solution to the U.S. nuclear waste problem in France?

LA HAGUE, France -- Visiting the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facility here is a bit like stepping into the script from a 1960s Star Trek show. When visitors peer through a 40-inch-thick, ... read more

The Future Of Nuclear, Revised

Via the Wall Street Journal's Keith Johnson, MIT has just updated its big 2003 study on "The Future of Nuclear Power." I do believe the party line around these parts is that nuclear power's ... read more

Oppose taxpayer subsidies for new nuclear facilities

Thanks to those of you who have contacted your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators to oppose further taxpayer subsidies for new reactors and other nuclear facilities such as uranium enrichment ... read more

MURKOWSKI, OTHER PRO-NUKE AMENDMENTS DEFEATED IN SENATE COMMITTEE

REVISED CLEAN ENERGY BANK APPROVED IN HOUSE COMMITTEE May 21, 2009 Dear Friends, Thank you to each of the thousands of you who have written and called your elected officials over the past couple of ... read more

Cap-and-trade bill to include nuclear power: US lawmaker Hoyer

Washington (Platts)--19May2009 US lawmakers will include an amendment promoting nuclear power to a cap-and-trade carbon emissions bill now being discussed in a mark-up session, US House of ... read more

EDF CEO: Constellation Deal Should Be Completed By End Of 3Q

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. - May 20 Electricite de France SA's (EDF.FR) deal to buy half of U.S. partner Constellation Energy Group Inc.'s (CEG) nuclear assets should be completed > before ... read more