{"id":37486,"date":"2017-02-24T16:43:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T20:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/?p=200"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:21:32","slug":"nuclear-at-a-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/our-take\/nuclear-at-a-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear at a Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<br>\n<figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube video-container video-16x9 wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Jay Faison: Telling a better nuclear story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eTY6AEXNaQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Jay\u2019s presentation at the Advanced Nuclear Summit hosted by Third Way on the need for the U.S. nuclear industry and advocates to band together to craft a better, louder and clearer story explaining why the right policies are needed now to unlock the innovation that will save an industry in a crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.clearpath.org\/2017\/02\/1529739bc726d803d3802f97de64ab9f-nuclear-slide-draft.pdf\">View the downloadable&nbsp;presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/ead018094940a08f7488dd15225b3f83-nuclear-at-crossroads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4970 clearpath-lightbox-img aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 715px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 715\/370;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The nuclear energy industry is complicated and interconnected. Similar to this snake, all the pieces must survive. Together the whole can truly live and thrive. The U.S. nuclear sector is at a crisis point, where the industry must innovate or die. As a regulated industry, nuclear innovation depends on policy. And to get the right policy, we need to better tell our story and do so loudly and clearly. This is a take of that story \u2014 of nuclear energy at a crossroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/e9d86e33598f082a9a48dd5ece464998-section-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5006 aligncenter clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2017\/02\/two-kinds-of-innovation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4996 aligncenter clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/448;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/ad535ab7a8071f908ffec2e12ae05532-massive-garage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4996 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:30px\">Energy innovation is industrial innovation, which doesn\u2019t come from two guys in a garage. This $100 million crane is at Vogtle, where they\u2019re building two AP1000 nuclear plants. Building a big technology for the first time, the first of a kind, is a bear. It takes 10 years or longer to build out a strong supply chain, and only a couple of years of doing nothing to lose it. You are only as good as your supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/5f20e04359b1e0f9fa4bc69f940afd5f-nuclear-priority.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5001 clearpath-lightbox-img aligncenter lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;width:800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>And our nuclear supply chain has largely collapsed. America went from inventing nuclear energy and building 90 plants at one time \u2014 to a 20-year hiatus. The accident at Three Mile Island (where no one was hurt), staunch environmental opposition and Chernobyl stopped our nuclear boom in its tracks. In the past decade, we\u2019ve had difficulty starting up our nuclear supply chain after 20 years of dormancy. And now, 50% of our existing nuclear fleet is at risk of premature closure over the next 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/31c44b7bfe1c4c591833ec4dfaf9e4c8-section-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5007 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/86b4b46e1359deb1ed052ecf3416e71b-china-steady-advance.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4993 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/f2e2036f246d1a8710957aeeba5b8ad8-saudi-arabia-buying-from.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5005 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/a667fa9b38201f1843944712a5a4f2f7-nuclear-market.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5000 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;aspect-ratio:1;width:566px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Can it be any surprise then that China and Russia own two-thirds of the international nuclear market?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/1790831f15c160191c642b28670f2c9c-nuclear-shipbuilding-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5003 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:30px;\">What happens if America lets nuclear energy slip away, like we did with our shipbuilding industry in the 1980s? What\u2019s the big deal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/c79d633dbf9c5ba1fc43bdf7a7d84f71-section-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5008 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/1aeb4f0083f5ea74250005f6dce8fb77-proliferation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5004 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear proliferation is a big deal. We will lose our say if we aren\u2019t part of the international supply chain. &nbsp;If we\u2019re not needed at all, we won\u2019t have a seat at the table. The U.S. puts more restrictions on supplying nuclear than other countries and has had a strong track record of creating good-actor nuclear states. China and Russia are building in countries like Iran and Pakistan, and many countries may come online as nuclear energy states soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px; padding-bottom:30px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/19968e63a69309417042432f731b214b-the-nuclear-way.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5012 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/606;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If we lose our nuclear industry, it will hurt &nbsp;our nuclear Navy. They rely on the workforce and supply chain maintained by our civilian nuclear power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/edbaed8761a4a73efe377cb5de3776ff-industry-at-risk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4995 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With half of our 99 nuclear reactors at risk of shutting down early, jobs and revenue could go with it. The nuclear industry sustains&nbsp;475,000 direct and indirect jobs in America. No growth in nuclear means we don\u2019t replace our old plants, and sooner or later we have no industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/483fd35d6060129d4eac55cd90b3df7d-nuclear-could-be.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5019 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/430;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear will be a massive global market, how big we don\u2019t know for sure. But right now, we\u2019re missing this opportunity. How many air conditioners will the Chinese want? In 2015, it bought 150 million of them. How many will the new Indian middle class buy? &nbsp;Both countries are racing towards affordable clean energy as fast as they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/4a0f034bb1cbeaf999c54b1200eb5de9-section-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5009 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/73d30f42d5637d957ba006c33dc00dcc-nuclear-reactors.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5002 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>America can\u2019t win on concrete and cheap labor. But we can win on innovation. We can win on advance nuclear, if we truly get serious. We can do a SWOT analysis of advanced nuclear, on our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Build on strength:<\/strong>&nbsp;Good at design, intellectual property, and automated manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mitigate our weaknesses:<\/strong> We\u2019re a post-industrial nation who can\u2019t win on Big Steel or Concrete anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exploit opportunity:<\/strong>&nbsp;Save our domestic industry and take market share internationally with a scalable technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eliminate threats:<\/strong>&nbsp;Keeps us at the table for nuclear non-proliferation, while developing technologies that produce less waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px; padding-bottom:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/bdf74fc26b94684660bab3057d86681f-china-is-hungrier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4991 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The question is, will we beat China?<\/strong> Even though we\u2019ve invented the technology, they\u2019re off to a faster start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/369605c80260445185613e65fa47c1b2-china-is-beating-us.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4992 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All the advanced technologies China is in process of building were invented here decades ago. <strong>They\u2019re beating us with our own ideas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/0e8d3f2ebf8a7956d429fad886242aa3-now-not-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4998 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How are we losing what we invented? Nuclear is not a priority. In DC, they say there are two forms of time: Now and Not Now. Nuclear hasn\u2019t been seen as &#8220;now&#8221;, even though we\u2019re actually in a crisis. <strong>So how do we make it a now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"padding-top:30px; padding-bottom:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/a7e2f788ed63fde2a6e68c6e77f803b5-elevator-pitch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4994 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We need urgency, which means we need a better elevator pitch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\" style=\"padding-top:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2017\/02\/024ff6a250c28efc442984b903e561e2-story-arc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42706 clearpath-lightbox-img lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2017\/02\/024ff6a250c28efc442984b903e561e2-story-arc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2017\/02\/024ff6a250c28efc442984b903e561e2-story-arc-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2017\/02\/024ff6a250c28efc442984b903e561e2-story-arc-768x451.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/470;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear has a great story and one that is definitely a \u201cnow\u201d problem. The industry is the character. Nuclear has struggled since Three Mile Island. We\u2019re at a crisis as we lose to China and Russia. And advanced nuclear can provide the solution. But you can\u2019t win without smarter government policy. And we won\u2019t get that policy unless we deliver a consistent, pocket-sized message loudly and clearly. The squeakiest wheel gets the grease. We need to squeak a lot more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter clearpath-lightbox-img\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:30px\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/dc2780a674637e09c6f12f07c5d9f516-the-ask.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5011 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/484;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are our goals as an industry?<\/strong> I don\u2019t know. We have lots of good policy, but it\u2019s scattered. Policy should support goals. A priority statement from the top is what would provide <strong>URGENCY.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter clearpath-lightbox-img\" style=\"padding-top:30px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/02\/32efedc2bca77a1d758ab9fc75ea26f3-national-priority-statement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4997 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve done this before, building out our nuclear fleet with slide rules rather than supercomputers. <strong>We still have it in us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.clearpath.org\/2017\/02\/1529739bc726d803d3802f97de64ab9f-nuclear-slide-draft.pdf\">View the downloadable&nbsp;presentation<\/a><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\";><strong>View more of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/our-take\/\">Our Take<\/a>&nbsp;and let us&nbsp;know what you think at <a href=\"mailto:jaylistens@saperemarketing.com\">jaylistens@saperemarketing.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nuclear energy industry complicated and interconnected, which makes it\u2019s survival needs similar to this snake. All the pieces must survive. Together the whole can truly live and thrive. Which is why nuclear is at a crossroads, a crisis point, where the industry must innovate or die. As a regulated industry, nuclear innovation depends on policy. 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