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NEI Backgrounders: Fact Sheets and Policy Briefs
Nuclear. Clean Air Energy
- EPA Proposed Section 316(b) Regulation Governing Power Plant Cooling Water Systems Includes Positive Features But Still Needs Significant Improvement
- EPA Rule Should Allow Site-Specific Analysis of Power Plant Cooling Systems
- The Facts About DOE Loan Guarantees
- Financing New Nuclear Power Plants
- Key Steps in Building a New Reactor
- Licensing New Nuclear Power Plants
- Loan-Guarantee Cost for Clean-Energy Projects Should Be Based on Project-Specific Assessments
- Myths & Facts About Nuclear Energy
- New Nuclear Energy Facilities Will Support Growth, Provide Clean Electricity
- Nuclear Energy and the Environment
- Nuclear Energy Facilities Closely Monitored to Protect the Environment
- Nuclear Energy Is Competitive in Independent Cost Analyses of New Generating Capacity
- Nuclear Industry's Comprehensive Approach Develops Skilled Work Force for the Future
- Nuclear Power Plants Contribute Significantly to State and Local Economies
- Quick Facts: Nuclear Energy in America
- Policies That Support New Nuclear Power Plant Development
- Small Reactor Development Advances Energy, Environmental Benefits in New Markets
- Small Reactors Provide Clean, Safe Power and Industrial Process Heat
- Union of Concerned Scientists Overstates Cost of New Nuclear Projects
- Water Use and Nuclear Power Plants
Safety and Security
- Chernobyl Accident and Its Consequences
- Emergency Planning: Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Energy Facilities
- Safety: Ensuring the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources
- Insurance: Price-Anderson Act Provides Effective Liability Insurance at No Cost to the Public
- An Integrated, Safety-Focused Approach for Implementing Lessons Learned From Fukushima Daiichi
- Japan: Comparing Chernobyl and Fukushima
- No Additional Regulation Is Needed for Nuclear Energy Cyber Security
- Nuclear Energy Facilities Well Protected Against Hurricanes
- Nuclear Energy Industry Continuously Researches, Upgrades Seismic Standards; NRC: ‘No Immediate Safety Concern’
- Fire Protection: Nuclear Energy Facilities Meet Strict Standards
- Nuclear Power Plant Security
- Peer-Reviewed Science on Radiation Health Effects Dispels ‘Tooth Fairy Project’
- Preventing the Proliferation of Nuclear Materials
- Radiation: Standards and Organizations Provide Safety for Public and Workers
- Radon Safety Measures in Uranium Mining
- Safety: The Nuclear Energy Industry’s Highest Priority
- Safety: Strict Regulatory Oversight
- Safety: U.S. Nuclear Energy Facilities Built to Withstand Earthquakes
- Safety: U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry Responds to Accident in Japan
- Science Proves Potassium Iodide Not Needed Beyond 20 Miles of a Nuclear Power Plant
- Steps for Public Safety Against a ‘Dirty Bomb’
- The TMI 2 Accident: Its Impact, Its Lessons
- Through the Decades: History of U.S. Nuclear Energy Facilities Responding to Extreme Natural Challenges
- U.S. Companies Make Safety Enhancements at Nuclear Energy Facilities; EU and Asia Undertake ‘Stress Tests’
Nuclear Waste and Used Nuclear Fuel Management
- Advanced Fuel-Cycle Technologies Hold Promise for Used Fuel Management Program
- Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
- Disposal of Commercial Low-Level Radioactive Waste
- Experience, Testing Confirm Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel Is Safe, Reliable
- A Federal Corporation Should Be Developed to Manage Used Nuclear Fuel
- Industry Supports Integrated Used Fuel Management Strategy
- Safely Managing Used Nuclear Fuel
- Status of Used Nuclear Fuel Storage at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Plants
- Used Fuel: Used Fuel Pools at Nuclear Power Plants
- Used Nuclear Fuel in Storage at Shutdown Reactors
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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.
