Trump Cut Nuclear Red Tape. Now His Administration Is Picking Winners.
Reason’s Tosin Akintola quoted Nick Loris on the nuclear landscape in America. Perhaps the most impactful of the four called for a “wholesale revision” of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and its regulations governing the industry. Specifically, it directed the NRC to issue a final decision on all new construction and operating licenses—a process that normally takes […]
Three Reforms to Improve Nuclear Energy’s Economic Outlook
Nick Loris writes in The National Interest about three reforms that would improve the nuclear sector’s economic outlook, drawing on his recent testimony before the Senate. Outdated regulations and high procedural requirements are inflating nuclear costs and slowing America’s clean energy expansion. Nuclear energy is safe, clean, reliable, and scalable. It can power the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, […]
Senate Pushes Bills Despite Nuclear Regulatory Commission Transparency Concerns
Legis1 quoted Nick Loris in their reporting on the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety’s nuclear hearing. Read more in Legis1 here.
Hearing to examine proposed legislation entitled, “Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act”, “RECHARGE Act,” and “Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act.”
Nick Loris’ testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety makes the case that nuclear energy can play a central role in meeting America’s rising energy needs while strengthening local economies. With power demand growing from artificial intelligence, data centers, manufacturing, and electrification, Loris […]
Speed to Power: How Electricity Ratepayers Can Win the AI Race
Nick Loris on the barriers increasing energy costs and limiting AI demand.
Congress’ Quick Fix For Astronomical Gas Prices Is Anything But
Nick Loris writes for the Daily Caller about why the House-passed E-15 legislation will harm small-scale refiners in the U.S. The national average for gas prices has surpassed $4.50 per gallon, up roughly 45% from a year ago. If Congress passes a bill that allows for year-round higher ethanol content in gasoline (“E15”) without protecting small refineries, Americans’ pain at the pump will […]
A New Regulatory Paradigm for Advanced Nuclear Energy
Nick Loris writes about a newly released C3 paper and the NRC’s updated rulemaking in The National Interest. The NRC’s emerging rule changes could significantly reshape the cost, speed, and competitiveness of advanced nuclear deployment in the United States. In the coming months, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will finalize a slate of rulemakings that, taken together, represent […]
What the ‘Eco Right’ Wants from Permitting Reform
Nick Loris was interviewed by HEATMAP to discuss the “eco right” and their perspective on permitting reform. This week’s conversation is with Nick Loris, head of the conservative policy organization C3 Solutions. I wanted to chat with Loris about how he and others in the so-called “eco right” are approaching the data center boom. For […]
A Growing Grid Needs Market Discipline: Five Principles for Transmission Policy
Nick Loris writes for RealClearEnergy about the need for consumer-first transmission reform. In a rare Level 3 alert, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns that hyperscale data centers are introducing volatile, hard-to-predict load swings—where gigawatts can drop off the grid in seconds—that utilities aren’t equipped to manage, creating a new reliability risk as electricity demand […]
Recent NRC Rulemakings Can Help Unlock Advanced Nuclear Energy
Electricity demand in the United States is rising again after two decades of stagnation. Artificial intelligence, data centers, manufacturing growth, and broader electrification are putting sustained pressure on the grid. The question is not whether we need more power. It is whether we will build it in time and at a cost consumers can afford. […]