nuclear power plants

U.S. imports 99% of uranium it uses in power plants

January 31, 2025 by Sarah Montalbano

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) published a brief on January 30, 2025, showing that the U.S. imports nearly all of the uranium concentrate used to power commercial nuclear reactors. In…

January 31, 2025 by Sarah Montalbano

Energy & Environment

Updating our nuclear plants is a good investment. Building more wind and solar isn’t

June 16, 2023 by Isaac Orr

Yesterday, the Star Tribune ran a story about Xcel Energy’s plan to relicense both of its nuclear power plants in Minnesota (Monticello, and Prairie Island) to run for a total…

June 16, 2023 by Isaac Orr