With expected growth in electric vehicles and demand for lower greenhouse gas emissions, one might think the merits of nuclear energy are growing more powerful. Nuclear plants generate almost 20% of the electricity produced in the United States and 55% of its carbon-free electricity. However, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) expects renewables to be the fastest growing source of electricity generation through 2050 with nuclear generation expected to decline from 20% in 2019 to 12% in 2050. On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy released a document summarizing work by the U.S. Nuclear Fuel Working Group entitled “Restoring America’s Competitive Nuclear Energy Advantage” and offered recommendations to revive and strengthen the uranium mining industry, preserve and grow the assets and investments of the U.S. nuclear enterprise and regain global nuclear leadership . Will the recommendations change the trajectory of existing expectations?Read More >>