On Wednesday, the Advanced Nuclear Summit and Showcase in Washington, D.C., featured panel discussions on advanced power plant designs, how the private sector was financing new plants, and what the federal government could do help jumpstart a nuclear era. Participants argued that ramping up nuclear power is necessary to help avoid the climate change produced by burning fossil fuels. An energy supply study for Google asserted that in the best-case scenario renewables like solar and wind could cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by around 50 percent. If climate change is a problem, then nuclear power must be part of the solution. So what’s standing in the way of building innovative new nuclear plants? Regulation.
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