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Under the second Trump administration, the US Department of Energy significantly shifted its priorities to align with its “energy dominance" agenda. But one significant point of continuity with...
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Join us on February 25 for an in-depth, student-only conversation. Registration is required, and space is limited. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women...
Building on research from the Center on Global Energy Policy—a three-part series on nuclear technology, the geopolitics of nuclear energy, and U.S. policy—this panel examined the history of nuclear power, its future, and the policy and business choices that lie ahead. This event was made possible, in part, by support from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Distinguished experts on the panel included: Dr. Andrew Kadak, Tim Frazier, Dr. Patricia Culligan, Dr. Nicola de Blasio, and Richard Nephew.
Under the second Trump administration, the US Department of Energy significantly shifted its priorities to align with its “energy dominance" agenda. But one significant point of continuity with...
The Trump administration has prioritized nuclear energy expansion, aiming to increase US nuclear capacity fourfold by 2050. This nuclear energy resurgence in the US is a rare issue...
As political support for clean energy has waxed and waned over the past twenty years, so has the government’s financial backing. In the 2010s, critics pointed to the...
With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but...
The United States is at a rare inflection point for nuclear energy, with unprecedented momentum behind deployment and regulatory reform as nuclear becomes central to energy security, AI competitiveness, and state and corporate climate goals.
The NRC is already experimenting and making improvements in reducing licensing review times without changing the diligence or substance of its evaluations, and the results are promising. If the projected volume of applications materializes, the NRC will need to continue to apply the new approaches it has begun using, as well as seek out additional efficiencies. This paper lays out actionable recommendations on what NRC can do now—under existing statutory authority—to further compress schedules while preserving safety, due process, and analytical quality.
CGEP scholars reflect on some of the standout issues of the day during this year's Climate Week
