NRDC Analysis: Nuclear Energy and a Safer Climate Future
This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future”
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Closing Indian Point Reduces Risk of Nuclear Accidents
New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the two reactors at Indian Point Energy Center would close in the coming years, in large part due to safe
2016: A Year of Major Developments for U.S. Nuclear Energy
Just weeks before the start of the Trump administration, there is much uncertainty about which nuclear energy policies will be pursued, and what the policy timelines could be. But as a new year opens, it’s worth taking stock of how much happened in 2016.
NRDC Testifies at Senate Hearing on Nuclear Power's Future
With many nuclear plants reaching the end of their licenses in the coming decades and few new reactors under construction, nuclear power in the United States is on the decline.