Oppenheimer’s grandson supports nuclear energy bill

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Oppenheimer's grandson supports nuclear energy bill

https://thedailybs.com/2026/06/24/oppenheimers-grandson-supports-nuclear-energy-bill/

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Charles Oppenheimer testified before the California Senate Energy and Utilities Committee to support legislation aimed at expanding nuclear energy development. He argued that nuclear power is necessary to reach state decarbonization goals by 2045. Opponents of the bill testified that the proposed study lacks sufficient oversight regarding environmental impacts, emergency planning, and potential economic liabilities associated with reactor accidents.

(The Center Square) – The grandson of the man who oversaw the invention of the atomic bomb spe out Wednesday morning in support of nuclear energy development in California. Charles Oppenheimer's testimony before the state Senate Energy and Utilities Committee was part a push by state Democratic lawmakers to expand clean energy production. Assembly...

(The Center Square) – The grandson of the man who oversaw the invention of the atomic bomb spoke out Wednesday morning in support of nuclear energy development in California.

"One of the attributes is it makes the total cost of electricity lower, and it is the only path, I believe, that we have to get to the total decarbonization goal," Oppenheimer, grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer and founder of The Oppenheimer Project, told The Center Square at the Capitol before the Senate committee's hearing. "We need 100% decarbonization by 2045, and not using nuclear energy is kind of an older bias. We really need to re-examine that."

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