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Title |
Description | Types |
Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Nuclear Plant Tour | A video providing a virtual tour, outside and inside, of a nuclear power plant. | Video | May 18, 2007 |
| ACR-1000 Graphical Representation | Graphical representation of CANDU and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)'s ACR-1000 nuclear power plant. See the CANDU Canada Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | Jul 9, 2007 |
| AP1000 Building Cutaway | Cutaway illustration of the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor building. See the Westinghouse Nuclear Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | May 18, 2007 |
| Consumer Energy Council of America, Fueling the Future: Better Ways to Use America's Fuel Options, May 2006 | “Over the next 20 years, the need will increase for affordable and reliable power that does not emit criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases. Nuclear energy is the only proven resource that can accomplish this goal on a large scale.” (p. ES-10) | Reports | May 18, 2007 |
| EPR Building Layout and Cutaway | Illustration of Areva's Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) building layout and cutaway. See the Areva NP Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | Jul 9, 2007 |
| EPR Reactor Building Cutaway | Cutaway illustration of Areva's Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) building. See the Areva NP Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | Jul 9, 2007 |
| ESBWR Building Layout | Layout and cutaway of the General Electric Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) reactor building with each component labeled. See the GE Energy Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | May 18, 2007 |
| ESBWR Reactor Cutaway | Cutaway diagram of the General Electric Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR). See the GE Energy Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | May 18, 2007 |
| Guide to Nuclear Energy | A comprehensive primer on nuclear energy for the news media and the general public covering benefits, plant safety, the next generation of plants, regulation, managing used nuclear fuel, transportation safety, low-level radioactive waste management, and the economic value of emission-free nuclear power. | Brochures | May 18, 2007 |
| Nuclear Energy: Powering America's Future | This piece includes information on the need for new reactors and reflects the dynamic state of new-nuclear-plant activities in the United States. Included are sections on the step-by-step decision process for new-plant licensing, the economic benefits that nuclear plants provide and an overview of the major plant designs under consideration for construction in the United States. | Brochures | May 18, 2007 |
| PBMR Components Illustration | Illustration of the components of the PBMR by Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Pty) Ltd of South Africa. See their Web site for more information. | Graphics and Charts | Jul 9, 2007 |
| Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Moving Forward With Nuclear Power: Issues and Key Factors, Final Report, January 10, 2005 | In this report, based on information from government officials, trade and environmental organizations, new nuclear generation consortia, and vendors, the SEAB recommends financial incentives for new nuclear plant construction "because it is in the national interest to ensure our energy security and reap the environmental benefit arising from the absence of carbon emissions by nuclear power generation." | Reports | May 18, 2007 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority, ABWR Cost/Schedule/COL Project at TVA's Bellefonte Site: New Nuclear Plant Licensing Demonstration Project, August 2005 | The full report of the TVA consortium's study on the feasibility of constructing new nuclear plants at the Bellefonte site. | Reports | May 18, 2007 |
| The Economic Future of Nuclear Power: A Study Conducted at The University of Chicago, August 2004 (Summary) | This independent study demonstrates that new nuclear power plants are competitive with other types of baseload electricity generation once first-of-a-kind engineering costs are absorbed, construction experience gained, and other near-term financing issues resolved. (Full study report - PDF) |
Reports | May 18, 2007 |
| The Science of Nuclear Reactors and the Regulatory Framework | This slide presentation by Michael Cash, Duke Power Company, presents the laws and theories of nuclear physics applicable to a nuclear reactor and indicates how the U.S. nuclear regulatory framework addresses reactor technology. | Presentations | May 18, 2007 |
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