In an article published in the May 2025 edition of Pratt’s Energy Law Report, senior policy advisors Jake Kohn and Liz Demaree challenged past concerns of new technology and urgent environment pressures with utilizing nuclear power as a potential climate solution and discussed disaster preparedness strategies.

“As the world grapples with the escalating threat of climate change, the United States faces a conundrum: how to meet growing energy demands while reducing carbon emissions,” they explained. “In this context, nuclear power has resurfaced as a viable solution. With the Biden administration’s nuclear energy push, the recent Three Mile Island proposed reopening announcement, and the advent of small modular reactors (SMRs) promising safer and more efficient energy production, support for new nuclear construction is gaining momentum. However, the intensifying risks associated with global warming, such as more frequent and severe hurricanes and flooding, necessitate a reevaluation of our preparedness strategies.”

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