Nuclear

Last month, the Department of Energy announced $17.5 billion in conditional financing for 10 new large-scale nuclear reactors at five sites around the country. It’s one of the largest federal commitments to new nuclear construction in American history and a vital piece of the Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda.   The dollar figure got the headlines, but the design of the program deserves just as much attention.   While most federal […]

Nearly every sector of the American economy relies on liquid, solid or gaseous fuels—from transportation, agriculture and manufacturing, to aviation and defense. Today these sectors are powered by a mix of American-produced fuels, including petroleum products, biofuels and natural gas, and the range of options continues to grow.   Maintaining and further expanding a diverse domestic fuel supply will be essential to strengthening economic resilience, supporting energy security, and increasing consumer choice, particularly as recent geopolitical conflicts […]

America’s electric grid is often called the “largest machine in the world,” spanning coast to coast and powering America’s homes, economy and our very way of life. Demand for electricity is growing at a rate not seen in decades, driven by the growth of artificial intelligence, domestic manufacturing and electrification. Coupled with this rapidly increasing […]

Introduction Nuclear energy provides reliable, zero-emissions electricity and has the highest capacity factor of any power-generation source. In 2023, nuclear plants in the United States operated at full capacity more than 93 percent of the time. Nuclear assets run 24/7, 365 days a year, providing clean, abundant and safe baseload power. In the U.S., demand […]