NEI applauds the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy for sending a clear message to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to act immediately to complete the Yucca Mountain safety evaluation reports.
Latest polling data finds 82 percent of Americans believe that nuclear energy will play an important role in meeting the country’s future electricity needs.
Electricity demand is projected to rise 28 percent by 2040, requiring hundreds of new power plants to provide electricity for American homes and businesses. Building nuclear energy facilities will help meet this demand reliably and without any greenhouse gas emissions.
Thanks to $1 billion in upgrades in the last decade, Indian Point Energy Center is one of the most efficient nuclear plants in the country.
Nuclear energy is the largest source of electricity that doesn’t emit any air pollution—and the only one that produces large amounts of electricity 24/7. It provides almost two-thirds of America’s carbon-free electricity and is a crucial partner in improving our air quality.
In the wake of the federal government shutdown, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has postponed two public meetings on the long-term storage of used nuclear fuel that were scheduled for the week of Oct. 6.
The first of 12 public meetings held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission during the 75-day comment period on its proposed rule and environmental study on the effects of extended storage of used nuclear fuel was well-attended by a balanced group of stakeholders, including representatives of the nuclear energy industry and pro-industry groups.
As the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission considers how to comply with a court order to restart its stalled review of the license application for the Yucca Mountain used fuel repository, agency staff this week recommended that remaining Yucca-specific funds be used to complete the safety evaluation reports and the supplemental environmental impact statement.
The nuclear energy industry has submitted preliminary draft guidance to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin discussions on a process that ultimately would help plants make safety improvements more quickly.
The public aligns strongly with the nuclear industry’s views on managing used fuel, favoring development of a permanent repository and consolidated storage facilities and creating a new organization to oversee used fuel activities, a new Bisconti/Quest Global Research poll says.
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