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Good afternoon…and thank you for the opportunity to participate in this discussion on the future of nuclear energy and the environment.

I'm delighted to be in Fort Lauderdale—or anywhere in Florida—as winter begins its descent on the northeast. It isn't quite beach weather, but I'll take it!

By way of introduction, I thought I would tell you a little bit about my organization…the Nuclear Energy Institute.

NEI develops public policy for its more than 270 national and international members of the nuclear industry.

In addition to representing every U.S. utility that operates a nuclear power plant, NEI's membership includes nuclear fuel cycle companies…suppliers…engineering and consulting firms…national research laboratories…universities…labor unions and law firms …and manufacturers of radiopharmaceuticals.

Our role is to focus the collective strength of our membership—about 18 percent of which are international companies—in order to help shape policies in the U.S. and globally that foster the use of a wide range of nuclear technologies.

In short, our role is to provide the policy direction and leadership to advance this remarkable industry...

And help provide a strategic direction to what we feel is a renaissance for these technologies.