Podcast
Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?
Startups are testing new technologies to solve the challenges facing conventional nuclear. Will they succeed?
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By Lara Pierpont .
Nuclear
Nuclear
The US nuclear industry is stuck. Can this startup get it rolling again?
The Nuclear Company launched last week with big ambitions and a fresh thesis. Now all that’s left is the hard part: building nuclear reactors.
By Eric Wesoff .
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Nuclear
Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators. What does this mean for next-gen nuclear?
If innovative reactor designs can't pass muster with the federal government, the U.S. nuclear industry is in trouble.By Eric Wesoff .
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Climatetech finance
DOE Loan Programs Office is back in action, plus the latest climatetech deals
Monolith is about to get a mammoth loan; NuScale is going public via SPAC; AES is buying Community Energy; and more.By Eric Wesoff .
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Podcast
Is nuclear fusion getting closer?
A technical expert discusses when (or if) fusion will become a reality.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Nuclear
Commonwealth Fusion pulls in a colossal $1.8B for novel nuclear tech
Billionaires and VCs continue to invest fortunes in fusion companies, despite distant prospects of success.By Eric Wesoff .
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Nuclear
Bill Gates–funded nuclear startup will transform a Wyoming coal plant
Will this be the project that revives American nuclear? Plus, a roundup of other nuclear news.By Eric Wesoff .
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Climatetech finance
Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans
The serial entrepreneur, who now leads the loan program at the Department of Energy, has $46B to invest in long-shot decarbonization bets.By Jeff St. John .
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Nuclear
Helion brings in $500M for its novel approach to nuclear fusion
Despite its theoretical promise, fusion has never been harnessed. Are VCs throwing billions at science fiction?By Eric Wesoff .
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Policy & regulation
Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage
The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
California just OK'd a massive new buildout of renewables and clean storage
A plan to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with 11.5 GW of zero-carbon capacity — and no natural gas — will test the grid value of renewables and batteries.By Jeff St. John .
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