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As we work towards a more just and sustainable future, we must also acknowledge the intersectionality of race, class, and environmental injustice. From the Civil Rights Movement to the present day, Black people have been at the forefront of advocating for a healthier, more equitable planet. This Black History Month, we reflect on the past and present struggles of Black communities and recognize the immense contributions and leadership that Black people have provided in the fight for environmental justice.

From our reading list: The Du Bois Doctrine: Race and the American Century (Foreign Affairs, September/October 2022)

— Good Energy

Collective Updates & Announcements 

In a new blog, Colter offers a detailed response to a November 2022 opinion piece ("Nuclear Guinea Pigs: NRC’s Licensing of Experimental Nuclear Plants") from CounterPunch.
 

Commentary: Social Science for Nuclear Energy 

Social science research into nuclear energy is finally starting to find equal footing with hard-science research at the Office of Nuclear Energy.

Over the past two years, House progressives, appropriators, and the Energy Department under President Biden have started formally supporting social science research projects into nuclear energy. That support clears a path for students to study sociopolitical, anthropological, and communications questions about nuclear energy. In 2022, U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-13) championed legislation — enacted in the microchip and federal science package — enabling the Office of Nuclear Energy to support university scholarships and fellowships with research concentrations in nontechnical areas. Appropriators even underlined the importance of this assistance in spending legislation toward the end of 2022. These moves help put into practice one of Good Energy’s long-running priorities: supporting a sociotechnical approach toward the adoption of new nuclear technologies.

Meanwhile, under Assistant Secretary Katy Huff, the Office of Nuclear Energy is recognizing the role that social sciences can play in ensuring the equitable adoption of nuclear energy — and even funded three research projects last year focused on the social dimensions of nuclear adoption.

For more, see Daniel Moore’s coverage in Bloomberg Law.

– Jackie
 

ICYMI: "Young Carla: A Prequel to “A Step-by-Step Guide to Nuclear Innovation Policy”

Our friends at the Fastest Path to Zero Initiative published a follow-up to the piece A Step-by-Step Guide to Nuclear Innovation Policy.

The new publication explores whether the fictitious graduate student Carla, initially introduced in 2016, would find a more hospitable and supportive environment for her nuclear energy innovation in 2023.



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Follow us — if you haven't already. Be patient with us; we're just dipping our foot in for the first time. See you on the interwebs!

Policy Highlights
DOE's OCED Merit Reviewers Opportunity

Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED): "To inform OCED’s significant investment decisions, we need to assemble a team to serve as independent merit reviewers with a range of skillsets and expertise to select projects for competitive funding opportunities. We are looking for reviewers with expertise in technology commercialization readiness and risks, project development and management, project finance, permitting and regulations, and energy and environmental justice."

Learn more here.
DOE's Clean Energy to Communities Program

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): "The Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program provides communities with expertise and tools to achieve their clean energy goals. C2C is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by NREL."

Learn more here.

Good Energy in the News

Jessica wrote an opinion piece for a series on permitting reform in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

The series:

Our Nuclear Future with Rachel Slaybaugh

On the Energy Terminal podcast, Good Energy Board Member Rachel Slaybaugh talked all things nuclear, including Good Energy's work on uranium mining.

Listen to the podcast here

Nuclear Power Plants Are Pushed to the Limit as Demand Surges

In Bloomberg, Jessica discusses the moves by several countries to increase the lifespan of aging nuclear reactors.

Read the article here

What We're Reading...

Big Winners from Biden's Climate Law: Republicans Who Voted Against It (POLITICO)

Coming to a Campus Near You: Nuclear Microreactors (NBC News)

The Rewards of Rivalry: U.S.-Chinese Competition Can Spur Climate Progress (Foreign Affairs)

Renewable Spurt Pushes Power Towards Emissions 'Tipping Point' (Reuters)

The Real Obstacle to Nuclear Power (The Atlantic)

Podcast Nuclear Explained – How to Develop a Nuclear Power Programme (International Atomic Energy Agency)

Meet the Future of the Environmental Movement (E&E News) 

Time to be Honest About Clean Energy’s Land Use (MacArthur Foundation)

Fmr U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson: "The More Inclusion We Have in Science, the Better Outcomes We’ll Get.” (Issues in Science and Technology)

Nuclear Power Has One Last Chance to Flourish in the U.S. (Bloomberg)

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Good Energy Staff & Board...

Jessica Lovering, Executive Director/Co-Founder ⚫ Jackie Toth, Deputy Director ⚫ Michael Mouton, Communications Director ⚫ Khalil Ryan, Policy Analyst ⚫ Colter Schroer, Policy Analyst ⚫ Elise Auger, Graphic Designer ⚫ Suzanne Baker, Co-Founder ⚫ Hafeezah Abdullah, Board Chair ⚫ Sagatom Saha, Board Vice Chair ⚫ Kuhika Gupta, Board Treasurer  ⚫ Erin Burns, Board Member  ⚫ Chantell Murphy, Board Member ⚫ Rachel Slaybaugh, Board Member/Co-Founder ⚫ Paul Wilson, Board Member ⚫ 

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