Nuclear power is an indispensable part of the Biden administration’s plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 52 percent over the next ten years, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at the annual general meeting of the American Nuclear Society. “President Biden is absolutely committed to getting this country powered by clean energy, using every single clean energy tool available,” Secretary Granholm said, as quoted by World Nuclear News, adding that “Carbon-free nuclear power is an absolutely critical part of our decarbonisation equation.” Nuclear power has a very low carbon footprint, but a bad rap has kept it outside the emissions-cutting spotlight. There have been calls from the industry to include nuclear power in energy transition plans as experts argued that these plans will fail without nuclear. Still, acceptance of this fact has been slow in coming for politicians, which makes Granholm’s statement a rare glimmer of hope for the […]