Rep. Byron Donalds and Chris Barnard write in RealClearEnergy about ways to unleash next-generation nuclear energy.
- Around the world, countries are embracing nuclear power to provide reliable, affordable, and carbon-free energy to consumers.
- America’s private sector is developing innovative breakthroughs for next-generation small modular reactors.
- The U.S. can reduce barriers for deploying these technologies by modernizing regulations to bring more nuclear power online.
- This includes addressing licensing delays at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and updating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
“As a country, we must move to prioritize nuclear energy as a reliable, abundant, and clean energy source in more than just rhetoric. The time is ripe for meaningful congressional action relating to nuclear.”
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