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☢️ nuclear energy is clean energy 💖 founded by @isabelleboemeke 🌎 raising awareness about the need for nuclear electricity

[💎 ISODOPE @isodope]

charts, graphs and statistics that never see the light of day aren't changing minds. cue isodope. if you haven't had a chance to watch my @TEDTalks yet, please go check it out and share the meme: nuclear energy is cool. 💙 https://t.co/nKPejmn9em #isodope #ted

[isabelle 🪐 @isabelleboemeke]

Almost a year ago, I was driving through the Idaho desert near INL when it finally clicked.

America is attempting to do something never done before: restart an entire industry.

For more than thirty years, we largely stopped building nuclear reactors. But, while most people weren't paying attention, a new generation quietly prepared for the day that might change.

Then came May 2025.

President Trump signed four executive orders designed to accelerate American nuclear. One of them set an extraordinary goal for three advanced reactor companies to go critical by July 4, 2026.

Almost overnight, what had been simmering became a race.

I found myself with a front-row seat.

I realized I had something few people have… access. And with that access came a responsibility to document this story as it unfolds.

Over the past eight months, our documentary crew has gone inside laboratories, construction sites, control rooms, government offices, and startup headquarters.

We watched brilliant people wrestle with impossible engineering problems, politics, tight deadlines and tons of uncertainty.

At first I thought we were making a documentary about nuclear, but I was wrong.

Nuclear is just the lens. The real story is something much bigger. It's about whether America can still build big things.

It's about people willing to devote years of their lives to projects they might never see through.

Today, we're releasing a sneak peek into what will become The Last Renaissance.

This is where it begins. Whether this nuclear renaissance succeeds or fails, historians will look back on this moment.

Over the coming months and years, we'll continue giving you glimpses from inside this journey, bringing you along as one of the most ambitious industrial revivals in modern American history unfolds in real time.

And when it all comes together, it will become a feature-length documentary. For now, we're still in it.

History almost never feels historic while you're living through it. This time, we're making sure no side of the story goes untold.

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we all love an ice cold diet coke every now and then. crisp, bubbly, refreshing, recyclable, environmentally friendly… right?

the part most people don’t realize is that aluminum cans aren’t actually fully aluminum. they’re lined with a thin plastic coating designed to keep the metal from reacting with the drink and to preserve flavor and shelf life.

this isn’t meant to villainize your daily diet coke, but it’s a reminder that sustainability is often more complicated than it may seem.

curiosity > guilt, so make sure you read the label, question materials, and keep asking what things are actually made of. a little extra research never hurt anybody.

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believe it or not, one of the quiet battles behind Rad Future was about my writing style. writing about climate, energy, and nuclear electricity doesn’t have to sound clinical or joyless, and this book was never meant to. i wanted it to feel human, funny, a little unhinged at times. something you’d actually want to read, not just feel like you should read. i mean after all, who wants another boring ole book about nuclear? those exist already.

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thank you to @simonsinek for this incredible endorsement of Rad Future. the more people who understand what’s possible with clean, safe nuclear electricity, the faster we can build the future we all deserve. ⚡️

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the short answer is yes. but it’s not in the way most people think. the water isn’t used up. it’s returned to the source just a little bit warmer.

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6. The Neanderthal Parallax
By: Robert J. Sawyer

Sci-fi trilogy where Neanderthals develop an advanced civilization.

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6 books you should read if you’re curious about the world and our existence…and to get a kick start on your “read more books” resolutions.

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5. A Bright Future
By: Joshua Goldstein

Argues that modern energy, particularly nuclear, is essential to lift people out of poverty.

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7. chernobyl’s wildlife comeback

instead of becoming a wasteland, the chernobyl exclusion zone became one of europe’s largest wildlife reserves. wolves, bison, lynx, and more, all thriving without humans.

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7  things to research when you’re bored:

1. Ramsar in iran has naturally high levels of radiation on earth but don’t have higher incidences of cancer. In some cases the radiation is as high as on the surface of mars. 🧵

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6. the cassini nuclear battery panic

before NASA launched the Cassini mission, protestors claimed its nuclear battery could “kill everyone on earth.” @carolynporco and other scientists had to go to battle with misinformation and won.

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guarapari shows that context, dose, and biology matter far more than fear and that mother nature herself is often way more radioactive than anything humans build.

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guarapari in brazil looks like any other gorgeous beach town… until you bring a geiger counter. 🧵

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it’s one of those mind-bending reminders that radiation isn’t just nuclear accidents and scary headlines. it’s woven into the earth itself. some of the highest natural doses on the planet come from totally ordinary places: beaches, hot springs, spa towns, and mountain regions. the danger isn’t “radiation” itself. it’s our fear and misunderstanding of it.