The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media

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The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/the-nuclear-nightmare-that-was-manufactured-by-the-media/

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a new reactor design for the first time in a decade. This regulatory shift follows federal directives to streamline the licensing process for advanced reactor technologies. Industry advocates suggest that reducing prescriptive design requirements, such as mandatory containment domes for non-pressurized systems, will lower construction costs and accelerate the deployment of new nuclear power capacity.

Despite decades of panic, a new nuclear power reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won applause bragging about closing a nuclear plant "14 years ahead of schedule."

"Why would they applaud?" asks former nuclear engineer Ray Rothrock in my new video. "They shut down New York's finest source of clean energy."

Rothrock has met with presidents, trying to persuade them to embrace nuclear power, but "nothing was ever addressed."

Read the full article at Reason.com:
https://reason.com/2026/07/15/the-nuclear-nightmare-that-was-manufactured-by-the-media/