Nuclear Fission Shows Continuing Popularity (With VCs, At Least)

At first glance, nuclear fission power doesn’t seem like the most obvious area for U.S. venture capital to cluster.

After all, the last big boom for building American nuclear power plants was in the 1970s. Not long after that, environmental and safety concerns, project cost and broader availability of other affordable power options, among other factors, effectively brought new installations to a halt. READ MORE