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Surest way to crush nuclear power’s growing momentum would be to decapitate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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An internet meme that we have largely ignored is apparently gaining enough support from a few influential people to become a real life concern. The misdirected idea is that it’s time to reorganize nuclear energy and radioactive material regulatory bodies into oblivion. If that notion is put into motion, the world’s nuclear energy revival will…

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Rod Adams

Managing Partner, Nucleation Capital, a venture fund enabling broader investor access to a diverse portfolio of advanced nuclear energy and deep decarbonization ventures. Nuclear energy expert and former submarine Engineer Officer with nuclear propulsion plant experience. Founder, Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. Host and producer, The Atomic Show Podcast.

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