Author: The Kernel, and Charlie Maitland Even in a room full of experts dedicated to the idea that nuclear should lead our clean energy future, there are plenty of conflicting opinions on how it could happen. “No Fuel, No Party” inspired by the old “no martini, no party” TV ad with George Clooney, was a […]
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Author: The Kernel, and Vladislav Introduction As the climate crisis escalates, the need to mobilize substantial financial resources for mitigation and adaptation becomes increasingly urgent. The New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance, established under the UNFCCC framework, aims to support developing countries by mobilizing funds starting from a floor of USD 100 billion
Author: The Kernel, and Eric G. Meyer When Four Corners reached out for their nuclear energy episode, I was thrilled. Here was a chance to share insights about nuclear power’s role in our clean energy future with the oft-nuclear skeptical Australian audience. I was also a bit confused. Why weren’t they talking to the vanguard of pro-nuclear
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Author: The Kernel, and Mary Kloser Have you heard about the banana challenge? You may have seen a few videos of this challenge on our social media. So, why are we doing this? We’ve teamed up with Mothers for Nuclear and Constellation Energy for the #ComeClean campaign. Our mission? To get people talking about nuclear energy with their friends and family in
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Author: The Kernel, and Kiersten Sundell Here’s a riddle for you: what emits boatloads of carbon, destroys forests ecosystems, and is still called renewable energy? Did you guess it? We’re talking about the world’s first ever human energy source – biomass. Biomass energy is produced when we burn natural material like trees and brush, garbage,
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Author: The Kernel, and Kiersten Sundell Sources are saying that the world is preparing to fight climate change with nuclear as a clean baseload power source. New reactor builds have begun popping up all over the globe as 25 countries pledged to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050. The only problem with all of this? We
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Author: The Kernel, Jeff, Eric G. Meyer, and Philip Hult Underpinning costs of goods and services is the cost of energy. According to a July poll from Statista, one of the most important issues for voters in 2024 is reducing inflation and the cost of living. As a source of scalable, clean, dispatchable power, nuclear energy represents a viable
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Author: The Kernel & Kiersten Sundell If you care about renewables, or California, or saving money on electricity, you’re gonna wanna hear this. People who have rooftop solar panels often generate more electricity than they can use, and net metering allows them to send it onto the grid for others, and get credits in exchange. When the
Author: The Kernel & Kiersten Sundell The traditional approach to siting nuclear waste repositories has often been top-down – decisions about community land are made by governmental authorities or technical experts, without considering the socioeconomic, cultural, and ecological concerns of the host community. These decisions have resulted in opposition and mistrust, and have been at
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Author: The Kernel & Jeff Artificial intelligence is driving breakthroughs and efficiency gains in medicine, agriculture, and clean energy. While undoubtedly beneficial to society, AI is also a power-hungry tool. The International Energy Agency estimates that an average ChatGPT search uses 10 times more electricity than a standard Google search. The Washington Post reports that one data center complex
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Author: THE KERNEL & Kiersten Sundell When nuclear fuel is done pumping out clean power for 5 straight years in a reactor, it chills in a cooling pool for another 5 years before being moved to dry cask storage at a spent fuel pad. One question we get asked a lot is: are those safe from…attacks?
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Author: THE KERNEL, Gayatri Karnik & Vladislav At COP 28 in Dubai last year, parties explicitly called out nuclear energy as a legitimate part of the global clean energy transition. This mention may seem insignificant, but it demonstrates a much broader awareness of the critical role nuclear energy must play in limiting global temperature rise. As
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Author: THE KERNEL & Jeff With the summer officially upon us, many state legislatures have adjourned for the year. With grid reliability and climate concerns being a top priority, state lawmakers across the country have taken steps to unlock the nation’s largest source of baseload, carbon-free energy: nuclear power. In the 2024 legislative session, state policymakers
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Author: THE KERNEL What’s the difference between fission and fusion? Great question. Fission splits atoms apart. This is how we create all nuclear power, at least right now. Fission can be done with a few different elements, but nuclear reactors usually use uranium-235, since it’s a good isotope for splitting. In a nuclear reactor, a neutron is
In a major boost for nuclear energy innovation and deployment in the United States, the United States Senate has passed the ADVANCE ACT(Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy) (ADVANCE). This comprehensive legislation, once signed by President Biden, is set to bring domestic nuclear energy regulations into the 21st century, accelerate innovation, and
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Author: THE KERNEL & Kiersten Sundell Why don’t we recycle spent nuclear fuel in the United States? Great question. After five years of use in a reactor, over 90% of the potential energy in spent nuclear fuel still remains untapped. The only reason we retire it in the first place is because it’s no longer as efficient, and
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Author: THE KERNEL & Madison Schroder In April, Dr. Katy Huff announced her retirement as the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. We at Generation Atomic want to take a moment to celebrate her significant contributions to the preservation and expansion of nuclear energy in the United States and abroad. Having
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Author: THE KERNEL & VLADISLAV Setting the Scene: State of European Decarbonization While the power generation sector has made significant progress in reducing emissions, with the share of fossil fuels in the EU(27) energy mix decreasing to around 70% in terms of primary energy consumption (figure 1), the industrial sector requires equal attention to achieve the
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Author: THE KERNEL & Kiersten Sundell In 1902, the workplace standard for radiation was (a ridiculously high) 30,000 mSv/year. For reference, the current maximum allowable dose for nuclear plant workers to receive in a year is 50 mSv. Getting 30,000 mSv in a year is like getting 30,000 CT scans. It’s like being one of the
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. For financial and investment advice, see a certified financial advisor. For those who support nuclear power as a critical part of the clean energy future, it can be challenging to find ways to directly invest in the nuclear renaissance. While many environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds embrace renewable
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