However, Colorado-based RMI physicist Amory Lovins told The Cool Down that nuclear power is costly and that renewable energy from the sun and wind are better choices for grid-level projects.

High-level nuclear waste takes tens of thousands of years to decay, requiring storage in a permanent geological repository. The Department of Energy is responsible for disposing spent fuel ...

The scale is logarithmic – that is, the severity of an event is about ten times greater for each increase in level of the scale ... INES was developed in 1990 by the IAEA and the Nuclear Energy Agency ...

With its investment in X-energy ... Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act.” Jones says that reform “will help usher in several sweeping changes at the regulatory level aimed at ...

Global nuclear energy production is set to reach a record high in 2025, driven by increased investment and growing demand. The resurgence of nuclear power is driven by factors such as the need for ...

State leaders want Utah to produce far more energy in the coming ... inspects the facility. All nuclear reactors, including SMRs and microreactors, generate high-level radioactive waste ...