The Wall Street Journal recently published an article highlighting a growing shortfall in nuclear engineers. Energy workforce development is too often entirely overlooked or taken to mean training wind and…
A May poll by Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans favor more nuclear power plants in the U.S. to generate electricity. Republican-leaning voters were more supportive of nuclear power…
Oliver Stone’s latest movie is about nuclear power and why it is probably the future of energy. The film will be airing in Minnesota in four different locations, including Minneapolis…
The 2022 midterm elections gave Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota total control of state government, offering liberal lawmakers an opportunity to enact new energy mandates requiring 100% of Minnesota’s electricity to…
The recent elections gave Minnesota Democrats total control of the state government for at least the next two years. According to an article in The Sahan Journal, they are wasting…
Nuclear power plants are the most productive forms of electricity generation on America’s electric grid. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, nuclear power plants produced 92.4 percent…
Starting in 1990, nuclear generation in the United States grew by 260 million megawatt-hours (MWh) through 2020. Remarkably, it did this without any net capacity additions, as nuclear capacity actually…
World Nuclear News reports that a new coalition government in the Netherlands has placed nuclear power at the heart of its climate and energy policy. The government will spend about…
Minnesotans are notoriously bad practitioners of the zipper merge. Rather than using two full lanes until it is finally time to merge, something about the collective Minnesota mindset resents the zipper merge as unfair or cheating.…
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the amount of “non-fossil fuel” sources of energy accounted for 21 percent of U.S. energy consumption in 2020. While anti-fossil fuel activists…
Despite winning an Emmy, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has a long history of making the wrong call when it comes to science. In 2015, he banned fracking in New…
Last week, American Experiment discussed how only two DFL Senators voted to legalize new nuclear power in Minnesota, even though nuclear power plants are far more reliable and productive than…
In the hearts of many Americans, there is nothing more futuristic than space exploration. It is interesting to note, then, that the Mars rover Perseverance runs on nuclear fuel, not…
Did you know that a new generation of small-scale advanced nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer than traditional power plants is on the horizon? This is good news. I…
Today is my 32nd birthday. That means so far, I’ve lasted more than 1.5 times longer than the 20 years useful lifespan of most wind turbines. The short useful lifetime…
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Last year I did a seven-part mini-series on how capitalism is saving the planet, which detailed how capitalist countries routinely have a cleaner environment than countries…