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NEI Backgrounders: Fact Sheets and Policy Briefs

Nuclear. Clean Air Energy

 
 
  • Issues in Focus: Loan Guarantees for Clean Energy Development
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  • Key Steps in Building a New Reactor
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  • Licensing New Nuclear Power Plants
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  • Myths & Facts About Nuclear Energy
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  • New Nuclear Energy Facilities Will Support Growth, Provide Clean Electricity
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  • Nuclear Energy and the Environment
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  • Nuclear Energy Is Competitive in Independent Cost Analyses of New Generating Capacity
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  • Nuclear Energy Wins Support From Both Sides of the Aisle
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  • Nuclear Industry's Comprehensive Approach Develops Skilled Work Force for the Future
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  • Nuclear Power Plants Contribute Significantly to State and Local Economies
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  • Policy Brief: Improved Policies for Commercial Nuclear Trade Will Create American Jobs
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  • Quick Facts: Nuclear Energy in America
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  • Small Reactor Development Advances Energy, Environmental Benefits in New Markets
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  • Small Reactors Provide Clean, Safe Power and Industrial Process Heat
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  • Union of Concerned Scientists Overstates Cost of New Nuclear Projects
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  • Water Use and Nuclear Power Plants


    • Safety and Security

     
     
  • After Fukushima, Industry Takes Additional Steps to Protect Public Safety
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  • Chernobyl Accident and Its Consequences
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  • Cyber Security Strictly Regulated by NRC; No Additional Regulation Needed
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  • Emergency Planning: Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Energy Facilities
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  • Enhancing Seismic Safety Based on Fukushima Lessons Learned
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  • Fire Protection: Nuclear Energy Facilities Meet Strict Standards
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  • Industry Actions at U.S. Reactors to Enhance Safety Since the Fukushima Accident
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  • Insurance: Price-Anderson Act Provides Effective Liability Insurance at No Cost to the Public
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  • Japan: Comparing Chernobyl and Fukushima
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  • Key Facts About Nuclear Energy
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  • License Amendments Control Changes at Nuclear Energy Facilities
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  • Nuclear Energy Facilities Reassess Potential Flooding Hazards
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  • Nuclear Energy Facilities Well Protected Against Hurricanes
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  • Nuclear Energy Industry Continuously Researches, Upgrades Seismic Standards; NRC: ‘No Immediate Safety Concern'
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  • Nuclear Power Plant Security
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  • Peer-Reviewed Science on Radiation Health Effects Dispels ‘Tooth Fairy Project’
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  • Preventing the Proliferation of Nuclear Materials
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  • Radiation: Standards and Organizations Provide Safety for Public and Workers
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  • Radon Safety Measures in Uranium Mining
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  • Safety: Ensuring the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources
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  • Safety: Strict Regulatory Oversight
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  • Safety: The Nuclear Energy Industry’s Highest Priority
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  • Safety: U.S. Nuclear Energy Facilities Built to Withstand Earthquakes
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  • Safety: U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry Responds to Accident in Japan
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  • Science Proves Potassium Iodide Not Needed Beyond 20 Miles of a Nuclear Power Plant
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  • Steps for Public Safety Against a ‘Dirty Bomb’
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  • The TMI 2 Accident: Its Impact, Its Lessons
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  • Through the Decades: History of US Nuclear Energy Facilities Responding to Extreme Natural Challenges
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  • Timeline of Safety Enhancements to US Nuclear Energy Facilities
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  • U.S. Companies Make Safety Enhancements at Nuclear Energy Facilities; EU and Asia Undertake ‘Stress Tests'


    • Nuclear Waste and Used Nuclear Fuel Management

    This category includes management of used nuclear fuel and low-level radioactive waste, transportation, and reactor decommissioning.
     
     
  • A Federal Corporation Should Be Developed to Manage Used Nuclear Fuel
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  • Advanced Fuel-Cycle Technologies Hold Promise for Used Fuel Management Program
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  • Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
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  • Disposal of Commercial Low-Level Radioactive Waste
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  • Experience, Testing Confirm Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel Is Safe, Reliable
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  • Industry Supports Integrated Used Fuel Management Strategy
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  • Safely Managing Used Nuclear Fuel
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  • Status of Used Nuclear Fuel Storage at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Plants
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  • Used Fuel Storage Pools at Nuclear Energy Facilities Are Safe
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  • Used Fuel: Used Fuel Pools at Nuclear Power Plants
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  • Used Nuclear Fuel in Storage at Shutdown Reactors

    • Contact Us
    Fact Sheets on Fukushima Nuclear Energy Situation
    • For all fact sheets related to the Fukushima nuclear energy situation and the U.S. nuclear industry's response, see NEI's Safety First website.

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