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Gen A Every Day: Floating Nuclear

Author: Kiersten Sundell Ever wish you could just send a nuclear plant to a place that’s in dire need of clean energy? Believe it or not, a future like that may be on the horizon. Floating nuclear plants are self-contained power stations on ships or barges, capable of docking in almost any coastal area or waterway. […]

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Gen A Every Day: How Long Does it Take for Nuclear Waste to Become “Safe?”

Gen A Every Day: How Long Does it Take for Nuclear Waste to Become “Safe?”

Author: Kiersten Sundell Something we are frequently asked on TikTok is: “If nuclear waste decays over time, how many years until it’s safe again?” This is a tricky question because technically, used nuclear fuel remains radioactive forever. Uranium’s half-life is 4.5 billion years. The good news is that it doesn’t remain equally radioactive the entire time.

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Gen A Every Day: Notifying Future Civilizations About Nuclear Waste

Gen A Every Day: Notifying Future Civilizations About Nuclear Waste

Author: Kiersten Sundell Although permanent waste repository sites like Onkalo are 450 meters underground, a surprising number of people are worried that future civilizations will stumble across the site, accidentally dig deep underground, uncover the waste, irradiate themselves unknowingly, and spread it around the earth. Now this scenario assumes that first of all, there will be

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Gen A Every Day: What the Hell Happened with NuScale?

Gen A Every Day: What the Hell Happened with NuScale?

Author: Kiersten Sundell What the hell happened with NuScale? NuScale, an advanced reactor developer, had plans to start building six small modular reactors (SMRs) in Idaho. These would’ve generated enough electricity to power more than 300,000 homes… but as of November 8th, it’s no longer happening. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), which serves communities in seven

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Gen A Every Day: Colors of Hydrogen

Gen A Every Day: Colors of Hydrogen

Author: Kiersten Sundell Did you know that hydrogen comes in different colors? Well no, not exactly like this. Hydrogen gas doesn’t exist naturally in a usable form — it needs to be extracted from water using electrolysis, or extracted from another compound using a process called steam reforming. Either way, getting the hydrogen requires a lot

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Gen A Every Day: Let’s Talk About Nuclear Newbs

Author: Kiersten Sundell Throughout history, less developed countries worldwide have grappled with the challenge of securing reliable energy access for their citizens. Energy expansion programs often utilize oil, natural gas, and coal, because they’re cheap to build, relatively reliable, and use easily-sourced materials. While there’s nothing wrong with building out fossil fuels in impoverished countries to

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Absent Nations in COP28 Nuclear Pact

Author: Kiersten Sundell We’ve talked a lot about the COP pledge to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050, but there’s more to unpack. The pledge began with 22 countries on board, which later increased to 25. There many more countries that utilize nuclear power which were conspicuously absent from the agreement, however, so let’s talk

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December’s Volunteer of The Month

December’s Volunteer of The Month

Author: Mary Kloser December’s Volunteer of the Month: Dennis Solomon! With a plethora of activities from our volunteers this month at COP28, selecting just one person was a challenge. However, Dennis stood out with his exceptional efforts, shining brightly as he delivered the message about nuclear on multiple fronts. Dennis was sponsored with a COP badge,

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November’s Volunteer of the Month

November’s Volunteer of the Month

Author: Mary Kloser Celebrating November’s Volunteer of the Month: Dinara Ermakova! Dinara has worked closely with us in 2023 including speaking at our Nuclear Energy Symposium in NYC. Her contributions this month have stood out even more! She took the lead in an Atomic Ambassador meeting, where she shared her inspiring journey into the U.S. nuclear

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Illinois Nuclear Bill A Promising Step With Troubling Limits

Illinois Nuclear Bill – A Promising Step With Troubling Limits

Author: Eric G. Meyer Illinois has wisely taken steps to legalize new nuclear power, but vague definitions and arbitrary limits could stifle its options for the clean energy transition. After weeks of deliberation in the annual veto session, Illinois’ General Assembly passed SB 2473, which lifts the state’s decades-old ban on new nuclear power plants, a

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