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Jessica Lovering is an American engineer, researcher and advocate for nuclear power. She has worked at a number of public policy organizations, researching nuclear power and promoting increased adoption of the technology as a means to mitigate climate change.
Lovering earned a B.A. in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley and M.S. degrees in environmental studies and in astrophysical and planetary sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder. [1] At Berkeley, she was part of the Deep Ecliptic Survey team which discovered minor planet 54598 Bienor. [2]
In 2020 she completed a Ph.D. in engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University. [1] Her thesis, Evaluating changing paradigms across the nuclear industry, investigated the shift towards smaller, commodity, nuclear reactors from non-American exporters, and the related implications for global security. [3]
Lovering was hired by the Breakthrough Institute in 2012 start up their nuclear program [4] : 223 and work on nuclear energy policy and later became the director of its energy program. [5] [6] Her 2016 paper, "Historical construction costs of global nuclear power reactors", argued that construction costs of nuclear power plants had escalated more moderately than previously reported, [7] and provoked rebuttals from Jonathan Koomey and Benjamin K. Sovacool, among others. [8] She noted the 94 nuclear reactors in the United States were based on fifty different designs while those in France and South Korea had only a few types likely leading to lower costs there. [5]
In 2020 she co-founded the Good Energy Collective in an effort to align nuclear advocacy with progressive and environmentalist ideals. [4] : 103 [9] Presenting her advocacy of nuclear power as an environmental justice issue, [10] she also engages with people about its downsides including nuclear waste and weapons history. [4] : 264 She advocated for nuclear power at a debate with Mark Jacobson at an event presented by The Steamboat Institute at Colorado Mesa University. [11]
In 2025, she became a senior fellow at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, an American think tank. [1] Her written work has featured in various publications, including journals Issues in Science and Technology, Science and Public Policy, Foreign Affairs and Energy Policy. [12]
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