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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin questions witnesses about advanced nuclear reactors in November 2023.

Congress takes aim at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: ‘It’s déjà vu all over again’

By Victor Gilinsky | Nuclear Energy

Participants arrive at the venue of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on November 29. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

COP28 and the nuclear energy numbers racket

By Sharon Squassoni | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

SMR control room simulator

A small modular reactor’s demise calls for big change in Energy Department policy

By Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Energy

SMR research in lab

Building promises of small modular reactors—one conference at a time

By Markku Lehtonen | Nuclear Energy

SMR research in lab

Interview: Small modular reactors get a reality check about their waste

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

SMR research in lab

Can small modular reactors help mitigate climate change?

By Arjun Makhijani, M.V. Ramana | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy