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Jessica Lovering
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Researching the future of nuclear in Sweden at Uppsala University. Senior Fellow w/ Nuclear Innovation Alliance; Fellow w/ Energy For Growth Hub; PhD in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon.

https://jlovering.substack.com/
This was a really interesting conversation on the geopolitics of nuclear energy with Hodo 1930, a Japanese news program youtu.be/osGR_F0YK08?...
February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Have you ever wondered if small nuclear reactors could possibly beat out the economies of scale from large reactors? Check out my latest report @theniaorg.bsky.social “Right-Sizing Reactors: Balancing trade-offs between economies of scale and volume” tinyurl.com/bdhz27wt
January 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I hear this skepticism a lot: sure, an SMR could work in the U.S. or Europe, but it wouldn't be safe to deploy hundreds of them in emerging economies, right? Well, Hamna Tariq (Energy for Growth Hub) and I dug into this energyforgrowth.org/article/disp...
Dispelling Overblown Security Risks of Nuclear Exports - Energy for Growth Hub
What would it take for a rogue state or a terrorist group to turn an SMR into a weapon?
energyforgrowth.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Hey, some good news out of Denmark: energywatch.com/EnergyNews/P...
Energy minister initiates analysis of nuclear power in Denmark
A new analysis will examine the potential and challenges for modern nuclear power on Danish soil.
energywatch.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Such a fun conversation w/ @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social, we talked about whether this nuclear revival is gonna stick fasterplease.substack.com/p/a-final-an...
⚛️ A final (and lasting?) nuclear revival: My chat with nuclear energy advocate Jessica Lovering
Listen now (27 mins) | Faster, Please! — The Podcast #90
fasterplease.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I'm speaking at Economist Impact Events' Nuclear Summit in London on April 15th. Explore how nuclear technologies are shaping geopolitics, commerce, and innovation invt.io/1txb27e1wae
Register today | General Counsel Summit UK
November 5th 2024 • Convene Bishopsgate, London
invt.io
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
After 15 years, Japan restarts the world's largest nuclear power plant: 8.2 GW www.bbc.com/news/article...
Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant as Fukushima memories loom large
Japan restarts a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It is just a wild time to be an American living in Scandinavia 😬https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/2026/01/20/greenland-prime-minister-says-military-invasion-cant-be-ruled-out-live-updates/
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I've got a new report coming out @theniaorg.bsky.social
Right-Sizing Reactors: Balancing trade-offs between economies of scale and volume
Register for the report release webinar (1/30); we will have a great panel to discuss: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NIA Publication Release: Right-Sizing Reactors: Balancing trade-offs between economies of scale and volume. After registering, you will receive a confirmati...
This report explores the question of what size reactors the nuclear industry should focus on if they want to build fast and cheap? The challenge now is to create the enabling conditions that let cust...
us06web.zoom.us
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
That's not "cool", that's a tragedy. U.S. has maternal mortality twice the rate of the average high-income country. Of course you have a bunch of dudes shrugging it off, then asking why women don't have more babies.
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Look, I think ALARA should have been reformed, but the timing of this announcement is pretty unfortunate, to say the least. Will not engender public trust in nuclear going forward...
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Register today for NIA's webinar on my latest publication, "Right-Sizing Reactors: Balancing Trade-offs Between Economies of Scale and Volume." We will have great speakers from Kairos, Radiant, and Alva Energy. Click here to register: tinyurl.com/bdh6hf3w
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NIA Publication Release: Right-Sizing Reactors: Balancing trade-offs between economies of scale and volume. After registering, you will receive a confirmati...
This report explores the question of what size reactors the nuclear industry should focus on if they want to build fast and cheap? The challenge now is to create the enabling conditions that let cust...
tinyurl.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Join me in Stockholm late-February for the European Nuclear Energy 2026 (ENE26) Summit stratcomsevents.com/ENE26/
January 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
In general, I don't feel like nuclear energy is being over-hyped right now, there's just a lot of investment interest and government support so dozens of companies competing for those resources. BUT everyone knew Fermi - founded by Rick Perry - was a huge grift: www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Applications are now open for 2026's Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, which will be held July 26 - August 8 at McMaster University in Canada. A great opportunity for students and young professionals interested in commercializing new nuclear www.nuclearinnovationbootcamp.org/nib2026
2026: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada — Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp
www.nuclearinnovationbootcamp.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is going to be a fun congressional hearing:
Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 10:15 AM ET
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Hearing on Nuclear Energy
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...
energycommerce.house.gov
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I wrote a little something about the history and future of nuclear power in Sweden, and why it's so interesting: open.substack.com/pub/jloverin...
Hoppin' On Sweden's Nuclear Roller Coaster
Maybe the only country to go from phase-out to scale-up
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
😂
Inflation is so bad in Trump’s economy that the cost of his ballroom went from $200 million to $400 million in 6 months.
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Interesting Op-Ed from my colleague, Erik Lundin, arguing for the importance of electricity price zones in Sweden for incentivising new generation where it's needed, BUT... www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/inde...
”Indelningen i elområden är viktig för ett välfungerande kraftsystem.”
Om elområdena tas bort kan det bli dyrare att driva kraftsystemet, samtidigt som risken för elbrist ökar och Sveriges…
www.sydsvenskan.se
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Viktiga argument för fortsatt indelning i elområdena i Sverige www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/inde...
”Indelningen i elområden är viktig för ett välfungerande kraftsystem.”
Om elområdena tas bort kan det bli dyrare att driva kraftsystemet, samtidigt som risken för elbrist ökar och Sveriges…
www.sydsvenskan.se
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
NRC's loss is NYPA's gain! Great to see former Commissioner Christopher Hanson will be helping New York with financing and permitting new nuclear energy in the state www.publicpower.org/periodical/a...
www.publicpower.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Kommer du att vara i Stockholm den 16 april? Kom och se det här policyseminarium: Bör Europa ha en gemensam strategi för kärnkraftsutbyggnad?
www.ifn.se/seminarier-o...
2026-04-16 Policyseminarium: Bör Europa ha en gemensam strategi för kärnkraftsutbyggnad?
www.ifn.se
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Exciting! Swedish government got more interest in their nuclear financing than they had targeted for 2035 www.nucnet.org/news/sweden-...
Sweden’s Nuclear Power Coordinator Says Interest In Using Financing Exceeds 2035 Goals
Nordic nation’s plans for reactors are advanced, but clear vision and ambition needed
www.nucnet.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Absolutely terrifying: these people are here legally, married to U.S. citizens. This could have been my family just a few years ago. ICE agents said they disagreed with the arrests, but that "they had to follow orders." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM