Tag: Nuclear Energy
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Is America’s Nuclear Renaissance in Trouble? (w/ Jennifer Gordon)
Is America’s Nuclear Renaissance in Trouble? (w/ Jennifer Gordon) A wave of optimism has surrounded the U.S. nuclear energy sector in recent years, but that momentum now faces mounting headwinds. Canceled data center projects, a shaky economic outlook, and uncertainty over tariffs have raised new questions about whether America’s nuclear renaissance can stay on track.
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Nuclear Power in Central Asia: The New “New Thing”?
The Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are exploring the development of nuclear power. Last fall, Kazakhstan passed a controversial referendum to build a nuclear power plant. In 2024, both Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed memorandums of understanding with Rosatom to construct smaller plants. Despite the region’s ample hydrocarbons and hydroelectric resources, the Central
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Countering China’s Economic Might
China’s economic heft presents unique challenges that go well beyond traditional defense. According to the International Energy Agency, China’s investment in manufacturing has increased about 600% since 2005, and its share of value added in global manufacturing has almost tripled. As a result, China now generates one-third of global value added in manufacturing and has
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Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Hanyang University
On November 29, Center president Paul Saunders spoke at the 3rd International Symposium of Hanyang University’s Institute for Energy and the Environment, where he discussed signposts in assessing the incoming Trump administration’s nuclear energy policy. Watch above or at the link here.
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Russia’s Global Energy Role: War, Sanctions, and the Energy Transition
The United States and its allies have imposed wide-ranging financial and technological sanctions on Russia’s energy sector in an effort to impose high costs and to stall or slow new energy projects—all in the hopes that this would apply political pressure to the Kremlin to end President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. These sanctions, and
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