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New Yorkers Paid Billions for a Bad Nuclear Bailout – Don’t Let Michigan Make the Same Mistake
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is playing with fire. She could end up repeating a mistake that is burning us here in New York for billions of dollars–running up electric bills with expensive subsidies for aging and unprofitable nuclear power plants. Michiganders beware: Gov. Whitmer’s push for a last-minute federal bailout to keep the Palisades nuclear power……
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Clean and Renewable Energy is Essential to Peace and Security
Over the last few weeks, we have shared a series of blog posts on the nuclear policy complications of the Russian war on Ukraine. This horrendous and distressing war must end and Russia must withdraw its forces from the country of Ukraine immediately, so that we can all begin the complex work of establishing peace……
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The Impacts of Sanctions on Russian Uranium to the U.S. Nuclear Industry: A Nonissue
NIRS has joined our counterparts in Ukraine, calling for sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry, including a ban on imports of uranium from Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear conglomerate. Doing so should not depend on there being no impact on the U.S. economy–we should have the courage of our convictions, and bringing an end to the wanton……
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