Tag: Energy
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Should Federal Power Back Nuclear Power?
Nuclear energy has enjoyed both bipartisan political support and widespread investor interest in recent years. The Trump administration has established especially ambitious goals, including quadrupling generation. It has also pursued bold new domestic policy approaches, such as securing an agreement that could provide the federal government with a 20% stake in Westinghouse, encouraging nuclear projects
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The Case for the Saudi Nuclear Agreement
The Case for the Saudi Nuclear Agreement | RSS.com In late August, President Trump sent the US-Saudi 123 agreement for civil nuclear cooperation to Congress, beginning a 90-day legislative countdown after which the deal enters into force. The deal — signed by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in July — establishes a framework for American
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Standards at Sea: A Strategy for U.S. and Allied Leadership in Civil Maritime Nuclear Energy
The United States cannot win the maritime nuclear competition on construction volume, where China holds a structural advantage and Russia already operates commercial systems. In the near term, America’s more durable advantage lies in shaping the standards, licensing, and certification that will govern reactors, fuels, and port access in this market—and in doing so on
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U.S. Nuclear Cooperation in an Era of Strategic Competition
As geopolitical competition reshapes global energy, security, and economic relationships, international nuclear cooperation is taking on renewed strategic importance. Several U.S. civil nuclear cooperation agreements under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act are currently pending or are expected to come before Congress. On July 22, 2026, the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a
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Turning Up the Dial on America’s Nuclear Restart (w/ Ho K. Nieh)
Three Questions After decades defined by survival and preservation, the U.S. nuclear industry has entered a new era of growth. Bolstered by a 2025 presidential executive order and bipartisan acts of Congress, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is undergoing its most comprehensive transformation in fifty years. The stakes are considerable: surging electricity demand from AI
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