The rapid growth of electricity demand from data centers has emerged as a major challenge for the U.S. power sector. Much of this demand is being driven by the deployment of large learning models (LLMs) and generative...more
The four orders address nearly all aspects of the federal government’s civilian nuclear apparatus, though some question arise about implementation. Friday, President Trump signed four new Executive Orders (the...more
5/29/2025
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On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) by a bipartisan vote of 69–30. In addition to funding for roads and bridges, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package establishes a...more
UK Government begins consultation process on a comprehensive plan to achieve a low-carbon hydrogen economy.
While over 30 countries have announced hydrogen roadmaps, the UK Hydrogen Strategy is unique in that it sets out...more
On 9 August 2021 the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency published a Consultation on proposed merchant shipping regulations for nuclear ships.
The proposed regulations cover commercial ships with nuclear propulsion systems....more
President-elect Joe Biden announced an ambitious clean energy plan designed to counteract the impacts of climate change and reverse policies from the last four years of the Trump Administration.
With action promised on Day...more
Potential impediments to post-Brexit retransfers of nuclear material and items between the UK and EURATOM countries -
There is currently no U.S. advance consent in place for retransfers of nuclear material and items from...more
On June 22, 2017, a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit issued a unanimous decision in Cooper v. Tokyo Electric Power. The case is unique as it is the only claim brought in the United States for damages arising out of the...more
On Friday, March 3, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made the much-anticipated announcement of its upcoming staff-led technical conference on wholesale energy and capacity markets.
The conference...more
3/13/2017
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