Jacopo Buongiorno

The controversial future of nuclear power in the U.S.

National Geographic    ·    May 4, 2021

Jacopo Buongiorno (Nuclear Science and Engineering) discusses findings from MITEI’s Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon Constrained World study and the need for significant cost reductions if nuclear energy is going to play a significant role in decarbonizing the U.S. power sector.

What would nuclear batteries do for us?

Forbes    ·    January 25, 2021

An opinion piece calling for the adoption of nuclear batteries cites MITEI’s 2018 study The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World and the need for expanded nuclear energy capacity to address the challenges of climate change and poverty.