Space Exploration and Nuclear Technology

Few people think about or appreciate the extent to which we benefit from nuclear technology. Clean electricity, medical diagnostics and treatments, food safety and space exploration. Just to name the obvious. NASA has recently announced another project to put nuclear power in space. The agency has been working on “Kilopower” – a project to use

Let’s Keep Our Nuclear Promises Realistic

I am 100% behind research and development into small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced nuclear reactor technology. At the same time, I would caution the nuclear energy industry against over promising, as it has done so often in the past. People seem to think that either the industry is in a death spiral or

Nuclear Energy, Seeing the Light

The law firm Hogan Lovells hosted a book launch and panel discussion for Ambassador Thomas Graham on November 6. His book, “Seeing the Light, The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century,” is a good read and an important effort.The panel discussion included Senator John Warner and the former COO and vice chairman of Constellation Energy, Mike