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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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Gen A Every Day: HPSA for Navajo Cleanup

Author: Kiersten Sundell As a lot of people know and hate to talk about, the nuclear industry has a bit of an ugly history as far as uranium retrieval goes. From 1944 to 1986, nearly thirty million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. This was partly

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Gen A Every Day: Policy Outcomes of COP28

Author: Kiersten Sundell If you see Generation Atomic content often, you may have seen more of us at COP28 than the formal policy negotiations that took place between nearly 200 countries. Let’s talk about the policy outcomes of COP, and what they mean for the future of clean power. To start off, nuclear energy made history at this year’s

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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

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

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

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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October’s Volunteer of The Month

Author: Mary Kloser It is our honor to recognize Jim Hopf as Volunteer of the Month for Generation Atomic. Jim has been an invaluable contributor to the nuclear advocacy movement for many years. We first met Jim when he was tabling for Citizens Climate Lobby at an environmental fair in California in 2016. Since then, he

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September’s Volunteer of the Month

Author: Mary Kloser Elise Wall, who works in energy efficiency and sustainability policy, was chosen as September’s volunteer of the month! Trained as a chemist and having interned at Argonne National Laboratory, Elise is passionate about equity issues in the energy sector and currently works in sustainability policy. During the state fair, she volunteered for

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August’s Volunteer of The Month!

Author: Mary Kloser Jerry Mbazor is our esteemed volunteer of the month for August! Hailing from Abuja, Jerry has been the cornerstone of Generation Atomic’s outreach in Africa, passionately advancing nuclear advocacy throughout this summer. Over the summer Jerry organized a team of nuclear experts to speak at and host an exhibit at the Nigerian

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4 Things I Learned About the State of US Nuclear this Legislative Session

Author: Madison Schroder Most of the 2023 state legislative sessions have come to a close and it has been quite the year for nuclear energy. Since January, I have tracked more than 70 pieces of legislation across over 30 states that all have something to do with nuclear energy — from policies aiming to appropriate

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July’s Volunteer of The Month!

Author: Mary Kloser July’s Volunteer of the Month is Pratik Lokhande! Pratik took charge of our technical research team back in 2021, and has been the “go-to” guy for anything and everything related to materials and land use of various energy sources. He’s got an eye for detail and a knack for making complex data

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Why Attend Nuclear Energy Events?

Last week, Generation Atomic generously helped me attend the US Nuclear Industry Council’s annual Advanced Reactors Summit, hosted this year in Charlotte. As an advocate for nuclear energy, it can feel redundant to join a gathering where everyone is already pro-nuclear. If you’re going to the trouble of attending an event, why hang out with a

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The World is Springing Into Nuclear

Author: Anna Grindeland Nuclear power has experienced impressive growth and innovative breakthroughs in the past year. Countries are turning to nuclear to reduce emissions, bolster energy security, and provide reliable power to consumers. This progress is also seen in the U.S., where 24 state legislatures introduced over 60 pieces of legislation of spurring nuclear development.

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Generation Atomic’s May Volunteer Of The Month

Author: Mary Kloser We are proud to honor Alyssa Hayes as our May Volunteer of the Month! Her dedication to energy policy is both inspiring and vital to our work at Generation Atomic. Continue reading below to learn more about Alyssa and how she got interested in the world of nuclear. Q: When did you

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Nuclear Gets Schooled

Author: Kiersten Sundell To hear the full story, visit our tik tok page! Did you know that many college campuses across the U.S. already have their own nuclear reactors? These microreactors are usually part of university research programs that help provide hands-on experience for future nuclear engineers, technicians, and physicists. They tend to be much more accessible

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Generation Atomic’s April Volunteer of the Month

Author: Mary Kloser Volunteers are the backbone of Generation Atomic. Their dedication and passion help us to achieve our mission of a world powered by clean and reliable nuclear energy. Because of this, we will be highlighting one Volunteer of the Month each month. Congratulations to Philip Hult, our Volunteer of the Month for April!

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What the Hell Happened at Monticello?

Author: Kiersten Sundell For a discussion, head to Generation Atomic’s tik tok to watch our rundown on Monticello. For now, here are the facts. In the surrounding area of any nuclear plant, there are underground monitoring wells which routinely report on water quality. On November 22, tritium was detected in the water around the Xcel Energy Monticello

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Across the U.S., States are Having a Nuclear Energy Moment

Author: Jeff Luse For much of the latter half of the 20th century, the United States was a global leader in developing nuclear power. Vast buildout of nuclear operations came to a halt in the wake of the meltdowns at Three Mile Island in 1979 and Chernobyl in 1986, however, sparking an anti-nuclear movement that

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Generation Atomic Joins NRECA

Author: Kiersten Sundell In an effort to step out into new avenues of advocacy, Generation Atomic has recently become an associate member of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). It is an honor to be accepted into an organization dedicated to enabling vital energy & broadband connections to communities across the US. Ensuring rural

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