100 GW and the biggest mistake in history

Renewable energy is growing rapidly in America, which is great news for the country. We can be optimistic about the hydrogen rollout, which we talked about earlier this week, although it’s not all good news. At the same time, a project has just been approved that will revolutionize forbidden energy across the country. A total of 100 GW could be the worst mistake in our history, and that’s a step backward, according to organizations like WWF, which have described it as a “false narrative.”

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In this way, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, which became a new law sponsored by President Biden, represents a completely new turn in American energy policy, especially in the sphere of nuclear energy. This omnibus legislation, parts of which are created by the ADVANCE Act (Accelerating the deployment of comprehensive, advanced nuclear technology for clean energy), aims to redefine nuclear energy.

The Fire Grants and Safety Act is not a one-dimensional bill; it goes beyond its title, which was about fire protection. It sets out a clear effort to progressively develop and adapt advanced nuclear systems.

• Improving regulation:The bill requires the NRC to expedite licensing of new nuclear technologies. This would minimize regulatory costs for companies seeking to commercialize a modern nuclear reactor.
• Motivational programsTo encourage the introduction of next-generation reactor designs, the regulations provide for a “reward” for successful project implementation.
• Fuel Development:NRC to improve its performance in qualifying and licensing accident-tolerant fuels and advanced nuclear fuels.
• International cooperation:The Act gives the NRC primary authority to lead the work of international bodies to develop regulations for next-generation nuclear reactors.
• Improving the export process:The Department of Energy is tasked with streamlining procedures for authorizing the export of U.S. nuclear technology to foreign markets.

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Although specific figures for new nuclear capacity cannot be found, the overall goal of developing and using advanced nuclear technologies in generating electricity indicates a more than proportional expansion of nuclear capacity. Nuclear power is still dominant in the U.S., where there are about 95 operating commercial nuclear reactors.

Moreover, the ADVANCE Act aims to promote the development of new advanced reactors that could create a significant reserve of power in the nuclear industry. However, the actual number will depend largely on the number and scale of new reactors that will be built using this new, less stringent regulatory scheme.

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The implementation of the Fire and Safety Grants Act, and particularly its provisions relating to nuclear energy, sets the stage for significant changes in the U.S. energy landscape:

• Accelerated Reactor Deployment:The recent ONE STEP policy is also expected to accelerate the development of complex nuclear reactors, including small modular reactors (SMRs), by deregulating the licensing procedure.
• Fuel innovations:Efforts to develop accident-tolerant and better nuclear fuels can result in safer reactors and better reactor utilization.
• International Leadership:This legislation puts the United States at the forefront of global regulation of next-generation nuclear technologies.
• Creating jobs:It is believed that nuclear power will create thousands of new jobs for people in all industries needed to build and maintain new nuclear power plants.
• Emission reduction:Ministers expect new nuclear reactors to make a significant contribution to achieving the economy-wide net zero emissions target by 2050.

The future will show whether nuclear energy was a good option, although we are sure it is not. Has no one considered that we have enough renewable energy sources to supply electricity to the whole country? From wind to photovoltaics, from hydrogen (not the current one, but the one we will develop in the short and medium term) to geothermal energy, all are options for the future. So why go back to the same source that caused the chaos in Fukushima? That is what millions of citizens are thinking now.