{"id":362625,"date":"2025-01-18T16:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=362625"},"modified":"2025-01-18T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:49:10","slug":"can-the-u-s-retake-the-lead-in-new-nuclear-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=362625","title":{"rendered":"<font _mstmutation=\"1\"><\/font>Can the U.S. retake the lead in new nuclear energy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"455\" data-attachment-id=\"362626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=362626\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?fit=1440%2C907&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,907\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?fit=723%2C455&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?resize=723%2C455&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?resize=1024%2C645&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?resize=1200%2C756&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a _msttexthash=\"105443\" _msthash=\"647\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2025\/01\/17\/can-the-u-s-retake-the-lead-in-new-nuclear-energy\/#\">From CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><font _mstmutation=\"1\"><\/font><font _mstmutation=\"1\" _msttexthash=\"18590\" _msthash=\"876\">By<\/font> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/duggan\/\">Duggan Flanakin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 2023, nearly one-quarter of the world\u2019s nuclear reactors generating electricity were in the United States, which also boasts over a quarter of worldwide generation capacity and over 30% of actual nuclear electricity generation. But the average age of the 92 U.S. operational nuclear reactors, the world\u2019s third oldest fleet, was 41.6 years. The Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in Georgia are the only new U.S. reactors in the past 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, China has been increasing its nuclear reactor fleet from 55 to 80, with more in the planning stages. India, too, is adding 11 new reactors to its existing fleet of 23. France, Russia, and South Korea are building more new reactors than the U.S., as are several smaller nations. But U.S. nuclear energy development is hamstrung by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\u2019s archaic rules that slow permitting and drive up development costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global Energy Monitor <a _istranslated=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/globalenergymonitor.org\/report\/china-is-building-half-of-the-worlds-new-nuclear-power-despite-inland-plants-pause\/\">says that<\/a> China has expanded its nuclear power capacity at the fastest rate of any country in the 21st Century and will soon overtake France to house the world&#8217;s second largest nuclear power plant fleet. Nearly half of nuclear powerplant construction is in China, where the government has promoted nuclear power to shore up baseload capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, China already has more canceled nuclear capacity than any other country because of its pivot away from inland nuclear power plants. China is also building massive amounts of wind and solar energy capacity that may result in further nuclear plant cancellations, says Global Energy Monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is also a major player in developing and deploying Generation III and Generation IV reactors, though most Chinese nuclear facilities are Generation II, which lack some of the safety design elements in the newer reactors. Four Chinese nuclear units rely on the Westinghouse AP1000 Gen III reactor, but China has also deployed its own Hualong One Gen III reactor at four nuclear units. Another 13 are under construction in China, plus two more in Pakistan and one potentially in Argentina that are using the Hualong One design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinese also sport the world\u2019s first Gen IV nuclear power plant, which relies on two small reactors that drive one steam turbine with an overall output capacity of 211 MW. These small modular reactors (SMRs), with a potential scaled-up version with a capacity of 650 MW, are still in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/ne\/articles\/nrc-certifies-first-us-small-modular-reactor-design\">pilot testing<\/a>&nbsp;in the U.S. NuScale\u2019s advanced light-water SMR was given the green light by the NRC in 2023 but is not expected to become operational until 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian sustainability envoy Boris Titov says that his country intends to maintain its position as \u201cone of the biggest builders of new nuclear plants in the world.\u201d Russia is currently in development or construction of new nuclear power plants in China, India, Iran, Bangladesh, Egypt, and Turkey because \u201cwe need a lot of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Russia&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/russias-energy-clout-doesnt-just-come-from-oil-and-gas-its-also-a-key-nuclear-supplier-179444\">only produces<\/a>&nbsp;about 5% of mined uranium (Kazakhstan produces more than 40%, followed by Canada, Australia, and Namibia [collectively another 35%]), it produces about a third of the 2020 supply of uranium hexafluoride and today has about 43% of global enrichment capacity compared to just 7% for the U.S. European nations collectively have another third, and China is rapidly increasing its current 16% share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France, which relies on nuclear energy for nearly two-thirds of its electric power, has recently decided to augment its nuclear fleet after a period of self-doubt. After 12 years of delays and challenges, the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor began&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/flagship-nuclear-reactor-finally-set-110012202.html\">generating power<\/a>&nbsp;in December. The European pressurized reactor (EPR), the most powerful unit in France, and one of only four worldwide, can produce about 1,600 MW of electricity, enough to power 2 million homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French reactor suffered similar problems to Georgia\u2019s Vogtle units, as technical setbacks and other issues caused the cost of the project to skyrocket from the original estimate of 3.3 billion euros to 13.2 billion euros. But France is undeterred, with five more new units in the planning stages and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2025\/01\/17\/can-the-u-s-retake-the-lead-in-new-nuclear-energy\/\">another eight<\/a>&nbsp;under consideration. A major concern is replacing older reactors scheduled for decommissioning in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuclear power is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/nuclear-power-plants-in-india\/\">fourth-largest<\/a>&nbsp;source of electricity in India, with 21 reactors at seven power plants and an installed capacity of 5,780 MW. Six more reactors under construction will add another 4,300 MW of capacity, but India\u2019s goal is to achieve 63,000 MW of nuclear energy capacity by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India\u2019s program, operated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, focuses on indigenous reactors and global collaboration, including agreements with France and Russia for reactor technology. India is also developing its own Bharat small reactors, a shift from traditional large-scale plants, with private sector partnerships driving innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.S., now that Vogtle Units 3 and 4 are operational, there is not a single new full-sized nuclear power plant under construction, but there are some signs of progress in other areas, including the afore-mentioned NuScale SMR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last November, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/microreactor\">Department of Energy<\/a>&nbsp;doled out $3 million to Westinghouse for its eVinci microreactor and $2 million to Radiant Industries for its Kaleidos microreactor. The funding is aimed at helping the companies prepare for testing at DOE\u201ds Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME). The nation\u2019s first microreactor testbed is under construction at Idaho National Laboratory, with completion expected by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eVinci and Kaleidos microreactors both run on uranium-based tristructural isotropic (TRISO) particles, which cannot melt inside a high-temperature reactor. Kaleidos uses a helium gas coolant, while eVinci relies on a passive heat pipe system. These 50 MW or smaller reactors may be best suited for microgrids or off-grid rural sites, military bases, mining operations, and even lunar installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon federal approval, Westinghouse has plans to assemble these portable eVinci units at its Pennsylvania facility and ship them to customers in containers. Several other private companies are also developing microreactor designs, with similar goals for the not-too-distant future. Both Westinghouse and Radiant hope their designs will secure NRC licenses by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a novel approach to nuclear energy, U.S.-based Deep Fission has entered into a strategic partnership with Australia\u2019s Endeavour Energy to build small modular reactors and bury them a mile underground so as to eliminate the need for massive concrete structures used to shield above-ground reactors. Their hope is to have the first of these reactors, needed to power Endeavour\u2019s Edged data centers, operational by 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, both SMR and microreactor permitting in the U.S. are years behind that in other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S.-based nuclear energy companies are not the only ones to lament that the U.S. nuclear energy permitting system, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in particular, is the primary obstacle to faster deployment of both SMR and microreactor technologies today just as the system has thwarted development of large-scale (traditional) reactors, none of which emit hydrocarbons and none of which run only intermittently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully, the second Trump Administration will act to change that calculus.<font _mstmutation=\"1\"><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of 2023, nearly one-quarter of the world\u2019s nuclear reactors generating electricity were in the United States, which also boasts over a quarter of worldwide generation capacity and over 30% of actual nuclear electricity generation. But the average age of the 92 U.S. operational nuclear reactors, the world\u2019s third oldest fleet, was 41.6 years. The Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in Georgia are the only new U.S. reactors in the past 40 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":362626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818341,691822837,691830629],"class_list":{"0":"post-362625","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-china","9":"tag-global-energy-monitor-gem","10":"tag-u-s-nuclear-energy","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0zaporizhzhianuclearpowerplant-ap.jpg?fit=1440%2C907&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1wkN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":421885,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=421885","url_meta":{"origin":362625,"position":0},"title":"How to add 300 gigawatts of nuclear energy by 2050","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"18\/01\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On May 23, President Donald Trump laid out a four-point plan (via four executive orders) to spark a nuclear energy renaissance in the United States based on his belief that nuclear energy is a superior carbon-free choice to wind and solar.","rel":"","context":"In \"CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium)\"","block_context":{"text":"CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=candu-canada-deuterium-uranium"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQMel9d7OE0Bo7XVbUuNIbGihPE0fNDHEyMosbbGCeV1JbptgCNoHXNFKWN-aoKEEuCaAETmVGkfvosRmoySCKMxsi0F6F7U0y4ViqphSD528TQR9kniRHHzef1mWw-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQMel9d7OE0Bo7XVbUuNIbGihPE0fNDHEyMosbbGCeV1JbptgCNoHXNFKWN-aoKEEuCaAETmVGkfvosRmoySCKMxsi0F6F7U0y4ViqphSD528TQR9kniRHHzef1mWw-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQMel9d7OE0Bo7XVbUuNIbGihPE0fNDHEyMosbbGCeV1JbptgCNoHXNFKWN-aoKEEuCaAETmVGkfvosRmoySCKMxsi0F6F7U0y4ViqphSD528TQR9kniRHHzef1mWw-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQMel9d7OE0Bo7XVbUuNIbGihPE0fNDHEyMosbbGCeV1JbptgCNoHXNFKWN-aoKEEuCaAETmVGkfvosRmoySCKMxsi0F6F7U0y4ViqphSD528TQR9kniRHHzef1mWw-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQMel9d7OE0Bo7XVbUuNIbGihPE0fNDHEyMosbbGCeV1JbptgCNoHXNFKWN-aoKEEuCaAETmVGkfvosRmoySCKMxsi0F6F7U0y4ViqphSD528TQR9kniRHHzef1mWw-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":218755,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=218755","url_meta":{"origin":362625,"position":1},"title":"\u201cFueling\u201d a counter-revolution in Europe: Can it happen here?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"13\/09\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Shades of Emanuel Macron! 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