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  Construction Work in Progress: An Effective Financial Tool to Lower the Cost of Electricity
This report discusses the infrastructure financing tool called "construction work in progress," or "CWIP," that supports new plant construction by allowing recovery of financing costs during construction and ultimately reducing the cost of electricity to consumers.
  Economic Benefits Studies
Studies by the Nuclear Energy Institute on the economic benefits a nuclear plant brings communities.
  Myths & Facts: Fire Protection
This paper addresses several recurring myths on fire protection at U.S. nuclear power plants, the history and enforcement of federal fire protection regulations, and the many ways nuclear plants meet standards and prevent fires.
  Myths & Facts: Operating Reactors Beyond 40 Years
This paper addresses several recurring myths about the operating life of nuclear power reactors, license renewal, and the stringent maintenance, equipment upgrades and regulatory oversight that precede a reactor's life extension.
  Status and Outlook for Nuclear Energy in the United States
This report discusses the improving short- and long-term outlook for nuclear energy in the United States.
  White Paper - Global Nuclear Power Development: Major Expansion Continues
This NEI white paper describes the resurgence of nuclear power underway around the world.  It includes case studies to show how different countries have balanced their resources and needs and determined that nuclear generation should be a part of their energy portfolios. Even in the post-Fukushima environment, this robust growth is expected to continue.
  White Paper - Subsequent License Renewal
Federal law and regulation governing the safety of U.S. nuclear reactors currently allow electric companies to renew their nuclear plants’ operating licenses for 20 years beyond their original, 40-year license term. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and nuclear industry are studying whether extending nuclear plants’ operating lives beyond 60 years is safe, manageable and economical.
  White Paper - U.S. Government and Nuclear Energy Industry Response to the Fukushima Accident
This NEI white paper describes the U.S. Government and Nuclear Energy Industry Response to the Fukushima Accident.
  White Paper - Used Nuclear Fuel Management in the United States: An Integrated Approach (for printi
This report describes current used nuclear fuel management in the United States and an integrated approach to handling it, in the future. This version is for printing.
  White Paper - Used Nuclear Fuel Management in the United States: An Integrated Approach (with video
This report describes current used nuclear fuel management in the United States and an integrated approach to handling it, in the future. This version contains links to related informational videos.

 

 

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