In the News
New Red Tape Makes New Nuclear Reactors Impossible
Feb 8, 2023
issues:
Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Nuclear
originally published in
National Review
From National Review:
…Heavy government regulations combined with policies directly favoring wind and solar energy now make it essentially impossible to open a new profitable nuclear-power plant, according to an R Street Institute study.
Regulations adding millions of dollars to the operating cost of existing reactors are also a major factor in shutting them down, both an economic and environmental catastrophe…
Featured Publications
Analysis Alternatives to Arrest, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Police Deflection, Policing, Pretrial
Spotlight on Criminal Justice: Observing PTACC National Deflection Week – July
Logan Seacrest, Sarah Anderson
July 17, 2024
Senate Spending Spree Same As It Ever Was
Nan Swift
July 17, 2024
Real Solutions Harm Reduction, Sexual Health, State Policy
Legislative Lessons: How Three States Improved Access to HIV Prevention Medications
Chelsea Boyd
July 17, 2024
This IVF bill is a perfectly reasonable compromise. So, of course, Congress won’t pass it.
Sophia Heimowitz, Courtney Joslin
July 16, 2024