California Nuclear: Past, Present and Future
Wednesday night’s outstanding panel conversation, hosted by The Anthropocene Institute & The Oppenheimer Project, was, in fact, the only event on nuclear energy during SF Climate Week. For this reason it stood out as both hopeful and a reminder that there is more work to be done to raise the profile of nuclear energy as a key solution to the climate challenge. Wednesday’s conversation to a packed house told the story of nuclear energy in California, including why the Diablo Canyon Plant was saved, perspectives on the benefits of nuclear power and the environment from the perspective of a local tribal leader, and how powering the state with more nuclear energy could bring abundance and prosperity.
We’ll post a video of the event in this space soon! In the meantime, a special shout out goes to our panelists:
- Charles Oppenheimer – founder, Oppenheimer Project
- Leslie Dewan – founder, CEO, Neutronic Designs
- Scott Lathrop – CEO, Native Nuclear, elder of the yak tityu tityu yak tilhini tribe
- Paris Ortiz-Wines – global director, Stand Up for Nuclear Project
A Different Kind of Inheritance
A core philosophy of the Oppenheimer Project is that managing the nuclear future—both in energy and in security—requires a shift from zero-sum competition to non-zero-sum coordination. Not because it sounds better, but because the technology demands it. Coordination is not a moral ideal. It is a design requirement.. Read more on our site…
The World Bank Still Bans Nuclear Finance – This Needs to Change
In the face of dual energy and climate crises, the World Bank must reconsider its outdated ban on financing nuclear power. As fast-growing nations around the globe expand their energy capacity, nuclear power should be an option they can choose with support from multilateral development banks like the World Bank. Read more from Charles Oppenheimer on Thompson Reuters Context.