Net Power Surrendered Its Clean Dreams to Data Center Demand
The zero-emission pioneer is doing the dirty work for the AI boom.
Op-eds & Essays with Richard Nephew • War on the Rocks • September 17, 2026
On Aug. 24, 2026, the Trump administration transmitted the text of the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement to Congress. By doing so, the
A House committee voted to allow the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) to decline certain application reviews.
The United States has struggled for decades to make progress on managing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from its commercial power reactors.
The Trump administration has submitted to Congress a new nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.
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Op-eds & Essays with Richard Nephew • War on the Rocks • September 17, 2026