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Small modular nuclear reactors are having a moment. Will they arrive in time for Pueblo?
Mark Jensen, director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program, explains why small modular nuclear reactors would have a lower risk of meltdown than traditional reactors.
September 15, 2025

How the U.S. will break China’s rare earth dominance—and how to play it
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says the public/private partnership that has formed around the firm MP, the largest U.S.-based rare earth company, is a game changer.
September 12, 2025

Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod
Brandon Dugan, professor of geophysics at Colorado School of Mines, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the eureka moment of discovering a massive reserve of fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Cod this summer.
September 11, 2025