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Who is the "nuclear lobby"? I'd be interested to know about which industrial interests are pushing the government for nuclear investment. I was under the impression there weren't many, especially compared to the fossil fuel and environmental lobbies (although nothing really compares to the omnipotent fossil fuel lobby, I guess).

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A Google engineer on their science/climate team moonlights as a registered lobbyist:

https://www.thirdway.org/memo/how-advanced-nuclear-got-on-th...

(The article provides a really interesting window into a real-world lobbying project IMO.)

I suppose it depends on the country, but nuclear power (with the exception of the just-approved SMR) is generally produced by large industrial conglomerates.

The US lost its own companies due to mergers, but there is certainly an industrial complex in, say, France, where Areva was bailed out and restructured by the state, or Japan, where TEPCO enjoyed a close relationship to the government.

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