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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Author: THE KERNEL & Gayatri Karnik Event before the Nuclear Energy Summit by the Belgian Prime Minister’s Office, Brussels, 20th of March 2024. The event was an informal conversation between IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, and Belgium Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten on the eve of the first
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From Earth is a Nuclear Planet by Mike Conley (Author), Tim Maloney Ph. D. (Author), Stephen A. Boyd Ph. D. (Scientific Editor) Author: THE KERNEL Listen to the audiobook here. Nuclear power’s primary mission is to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of clean energy for the nation and the world by replacing fossil fuel with the
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From Earth is a Nuclear Planet by Mike Conley (Author), Tim Maloney Ph. D. (Author), Stephen A. Boyd Ph. D. (Scientific Editor) Author: THE KERNEL Listen to the audiobook version here! Some environmentalists have such a pronounced distaste for nuclear energy that they categorically dismiss the subject without further discussion. This is unhelpful to say the least,
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From Earth is a Nuclear Planet by Mike Conley (Author), Tim Maloney Ph. D. (Author), Stephen A. Boyd Ph. D. (Scientific Editor) Author: THE KERNEL Listen to the audiobook version here! You’ve probably heard of radioactive half-lives, which can be anywhere from a nanosecond to several billion years. The half-life of a radioactive material has elapsed when
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Author: Madison Schroder For the first time in U.S. history, a closed nuclear power plant is coming back to life! Palisades Nuclear Power Plant will receive a $1.5 billion loan from the Department of Energy to be brought back online. Never heard of Palisades? Here is a brief history of this iconic power plant for context. In 1966,
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From Earth is a Nuclear Planet by Mike Conley (Author), Tim Maloney Ph. D. (Author), Stephen A. Boyd Ph. D. (Scientific Editor) Author: THE KERNEL Listen to chapter 2 as an audiobook here! (Heads up: This chapter is a deep dive into the basics of radiation. You can skip it, skim it, or refer to it later,
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From Earth is a Nuclear Planet by Mike Conley (Author), Tim Maloney Ph. D. (Author), Stephen A. Boyd Ph. D. (Scientific Editor) Author: THE KERNEL Listen to the audio version HERE. “The only thing we have to gear is fear itself”– Franklin D. Roosevelt We all know the feeling—that clutch of anxiety when board ing a
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Author: Madison Schroder Eleven U.S. states across the country have adopted aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets and pledged to combat climate change. But there’s a catch — these same states also have longstanding “nuclear moratoriums” that ban the expansion of nuclear power, one of the biggest sources of low-carbon electricity available. These bans originated decades ago
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Author: Mary Kloser Taylor Swift is undeniably a jet-setter, frequently crisscrossing the world by plane for concerts, events, and appearances. Her busy travel schedule might have some wondering about regular radiation exposure from all of those flights. But Swift clearly isn’t concerned — she continues logging an incredible amount of flight miles year after year. Let’s
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Author: Kiersten Sundell Taylor Swift has been getting slammed in the media for emitting over 8 thousand tons of carbon in the year 2022, which is more than any other celebrity in the world and 1,100 times more than the average person. It’s well known, however, that she buys double the carbon credits for what she
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Author: Kiersten Sundell Costa Rica, like many tropical nations, follows a familiar annual pattern: half of the year is dry, and the other half is rainy. But with climate change rapidly accelerating as the years march on, the Costa Rican dry season has gotten longer and drier, posing a lethal threat to the country’s main energy source.
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Author: Kiersten Sundell If you can’t prove that something is undoubtedly safe, it’s dangerous. Well that’s what the precautionary principle says, anyway. It’s not necessarily a sound argument, or even one that makes any sense at all. Living your life by the precautionary principle would be like wearing a helmet everywhere you go, because there’s a
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