The Breakthrough Blog
Your destination for short, pragmatic commentary on the news of the day as well as our thoughts on wicked problems of all stripes.
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Stop Calling Nuclear Reactors "Aging"
Many of them work better now than when they first opened Read more →
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The Case Against Jeff Baran
by Ted Nordhaus & moreThe Biden administration must appoint a commissioner who is actually serious about fixing the NRC. Read more →
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The America Grows Act Is a Step Forward for Agricultural Innovation
It marks a real commitment to fostering innovation and competitiveness Read more →
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How to Make EV Subsidies Work
Hint: Pushing everyone to purchase electric vehicles won't do it. Read more →
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With SB485, California Is Trying to Get Cattle Methane Initiatives Back on Track
Here's what the bill gets right—and where it could do better Read more →
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The NRC Picks a Regulatory Pathway for Fusion
by Leigh Anne Lloveras & moreIts reasoning largely agrees with BTI’s previous analysis Read more →
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Here Comes Fusion. Will the Regulators be Ready?
by Charlyne Smith & moreIt depends. We have suggestions. Read more →
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How USDA Should Use Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing for Food and Agriculture Innovation
by Emily Bass & moreTo provide input to the federal government as USDA submits its report in March on how to use biotechnology and biomanufacturing for food and agriculture innovation, the Breakthrough… Read more →
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The NRC Comes Through on Diablo Canyon
by Leigh Anne Lloveras & moreThe National Regulatory Commission's decision will allow the pivotal nuclear plant to keep operating Read more →
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What the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Got Right at Vogtle 3
by Leigh Anne Lloveras & moreFor once, the NRC delivered a timely and reasonable decision Read more →
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Do Clients Want the World Bank to Focus on Climate?
by Riddhi Kankaria & moreNo, but the bank is insisting on it anyway. Read more →
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What’s New In Cultivated Meat?
With work on many technical issues underway, research turns to culture. Read more →
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Break With Reality
by Guido Núñez-Mujica & moreThe NRC Staff’s new alternative risk evaluation contains mathematically impossible conditions—and is impossible to use. Read more →
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NRC Staff Whiffs On Nuclear Licensing Modernization
by Ted Nordhaus & moreProposed Rule Is More Complex and Burdensome Than Existing Regulations Read more →
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Can We Trust Agriculture to Make Itself Sustainable?
Two modest rules for discerning the truth. Read more →
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Beefing with Fake Meat
Zombie Arguments Against Meat Alternatives Read more →
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What Can the Bioeconomy Do For You
To address climate change, let “life find a way.” Read more →
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Can Part 53 be the Nuclear Licensing Rule We Need?
by Adam Stein & moreAs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finishes the draft rule for next-generation reactors, questions remain. Read more →