Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues
Congressional Research ServiceReportOctober 22, 2026At publisher
Mark Holt
Pillar
Atlas, Energy Systems
Energy production, transmission, and the fuels and minerals that feed them.
Systems
- Oil System
Crude production, refining, and petroleum product supply in the United States.
- Gas and LNG System
Natural gas production, pipeline networks, liquefaction, and export terminals.
- Power System
Electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and grid reliability.
- Nuclear System
Fission reactors, fuel cycle, licensing, and advanced reactor deployment.
- Critical Minerals System
Mining, separation, refining, and supply security for critical minerals.
Publications across this pillar
BWRX-300 General Description
GE VernovaTechnical reportJune 2026At publisher
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
Five Concerns About AI Data Centers, and What to Do About Them
Information Technology and Innovation FoundationReportApril 6, 2026At publisher
Examines five contested claims about AI data centers: electricity consumption, grid access, retail price effects, reliability, and water use. Argues the causes of each are frequently misattributed and that grid aware flexible workloads can reduce total system...
Critical Mineral Resources: National Policy and Critical Minerals List
Congressional Research ServiceReportJanuary 8, 2026At publisher
Linda R. Rowan
Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Rare Earths
U.S. Geological SurveyReport2026At publisher
Annual statistical summary of US rare earth production, consumption, trade, and reserves. Reports 51,000 tons of rare earth oxide in mineral concentrates produced domestically in 2025, bastnaesite mined at Mountain Pass California, monazite recovered from...
The United States Needs Data Centers, and Data Centers Need Energy, but That Is Not Necessarily a Problem
Information Technology and Innovation FoundationReportNovember 24, 2025At publisher
Robin Gaster
Argues that US electricity demand growth driven by data centers can be met without halting deployment, by activating spare grid capacity rather than waiting on new build. Assesses dynamic line ratings, advanced conductor reconductoring, power flow control,...
Supply-demand strategies for near-term climate benefits from hydrogen in the United States
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer reviewedOctober 6, 2025At publisher
Youyi Xu, Wei Peng, Yuan Yao
Methodology and Technical Input for the 2025 U.S. List of Critical Minerals: Assessing the Potential Effects of Mineral Commodity Supply Chain Disruptions on the U.S. Economy
U.S. Geological SurveyTechnical reportAugust 2025At publisher
Nedal T. Nassar, David Pineault, Sydney M. Allen and 8 more
Documents the risk modeling framework used to build the 2025 US List of Critical Minerals. Evaluates 1,200 trade disruption scenarios across 84 mineral commodities, weighting supplier willingness and ability to supply, and adds a single point of failure...
Blending Pipeline Analysis Tool for Hydrogen (BlendPATH) Documentation and User Manual
National Renewable Energy LaboratoryTechnical reportJuly 2025At publisher
Jamie Kee, Evan Reznicek, Mark Chung and 1 more
White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad
Center for Strategic and International StudiesPolicy briefJune 9, 2025At publisher
Jane Nakano, Leslie Abrahams
Analyzes four May 2025 executive orders directing expansion of US nuclear capacity, including a 400 gigawatt by 2050 target, Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing reform, and fuel cycle buildout. Argues that concurrent reductions to federal financing...
Potential Fuel Cycle Cost Reductions of Once Through HALEU Reactors
Idaho National LaboratoryTechnical reportMay 2025At publisher
Will Jenson, Levi Morin Larsen, Nahuel Guaita and 2 more
The Electricity Supply Bottleneck on U.S. AI Dominance
Center for Strategic and International StudiesReportMarch 3, 2025At publisher
Cy McGeady, Joseph Majkut, Barath Harithas and 1 more
SEC Technical Report Summary 2024 S-K 1300 TRS Update, Mountain Pass Mine, San Bernardino County, California
MP Materials Corp.Technical reportFebruary 19, 2025At publisher
SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.
Minerals, Manufacturing, and Markets: Foreign Policy for U.S. Energy Technology and Minerals
Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceReportFebruary 2025At publisher
Milo McBride, Daniel Helmeci
The role of policy and module manufacturing learning in industrial decarbonization by small modular reactors
Nature EnergyPeer reviewedNovember 4, 2024At publisher
Max Vanatta, William R. Stewart, Michael T. Craig
From Mine to Microchip: Addressing Critical Mineral Supply Chain Risks in Semiconductor Production
Center for Strategic and International StudiesPolicy briefOctober 7, 2024At publisher
Gracelin Baskaran, Meredith Schwartz
Accelerating transmission capacity expansion by using advanced conductors in existing right-of-way
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer reviewedSeptember 23, 2024At publisher
Emilia Chojkiewicz, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar and 4 more
Technical and Economic Assessment and Gap Analysis of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Integration with a Reference Oil Refinery
Idaho National LaboratoryTechnical reportJuly 2024At publisher
Eliezer A. Reyes Molina, Kathleen P. Sweeney, Sam J. Root and 5 more
Effects of the U.S. inflation reduction act on SMR economics
Frontiers in Nuclear EngineeringPeer reviewedMay 9, 2024At publisher
Levi Morin Larsen, Kathryn Biegel, Nahuel Guaita and 1 more
Assessment of Core Physics Characteristics of Extended Enrichment and Higher Burnup LWR Fuels, Volume 2: BWR Fuel
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryTechnical reportSeptember 2023At publisher
Evaluates the core physics behavior of boiling water reactor fuel at enrichments above the historical five percent limit and at extended burnup. Reports reactivity, isotopic depletion, and safety parameter results supporting licensing of higher enrichment and...
Critical Materials Assessment
Department of EnergyReportJuly 2023At publisher
Diana J. Bauer, Ruby T. Nguyen, Braeton J. Smith
WCAP-16097-NP-A, Revision 5, Common Qualified Platform Topical Report
Westinghouse Electric CompanyTechnical reportMay 2021At publisher
Matthew A. Shakun