Senator Warns That US, a Regulatory ‘Dinosaur,’ Losing Edge in Nuclear Innovation
Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) tells utility commissioners that the federal government must subsidize pioneering developers to be competitive. WASHINGTON—Americans invented nuclear power, were the first to commercialize it for electric generation, and are spearheading global innovation in small modular reactors and other emerging technologies that will revolutionize 21st century energy and economies. But the United