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1.Nuclear Energy Projects: An Integral Tool in the Clean Development Mechanism
The International Nuclear Forum submitted this policy statement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in September 2000 supporting the inclusion of nuclear energy as a greenhouse gas reduction tool in the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism.
May 18, 2007
2.Nuclear Energy Institute Position on Climate Change
Reducing carbon emissions, while fostering sustainable development, will be a major global challenge of the 21st century. The Nuclear Energy Institute supports federal action or legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
October 8, 2007
3.Nuclear Energy’s Importance in Reaching Clean Air Act Goals
Because nuclear power plants do not burn anything, they produce no greenhouse gases or emissions associated with acid rain or urban smog. As a result, nuclear plants make a significant contribution to Clean Air Act compliance.
February 27, 2008
4.Ensuring the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources
This policy brief shows how the NRC and the nuclear industry work together to secure the safety and security of radioactive materials used for industrial and consumer applications as well as for electric power generation.
November 13, 2008
5.Government Must Meet Used Fuel Responsibility Including Completion of Yucca Mountain Facility
This policy brief describes key reasons why the U.S. government must complete and Yucca Mountain Repository.
September 30, 2007
6.Industry Supports Integrated Used Fuel Management Strategy
The industry’s long-term objective is the isolation of byproducts and/or used fuel in a specially designed underground repository. This position is consistent with the international scientific consensus that deep geologic disposal is the most effective means of protecting public health and the environment.
January 30, 2009
7.Uranium Fuel Supply Adequate to Meet Present and Future Nuclear Energy Demand
Higher uranium prices have prompted a large upswing in the re-examination of existing deposits and exploration for new ones. Some 400 companies are investing in this work, confident that today’s nuclear power plants and the many new reactors in development promise a strong market for the material.
February 27, 2009
8.International Nuclear Event Scale Enhances Public Communications
This policy brief describes the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Nuclear Events Scale and how it complements the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approach toward nuclear power plant safety and emergency events.
June 5, 2009
9.U.S. Needs New Nuclear Plants to Meet Energy Demand, Maintain Supply Diversity
Nuclear power plants produce nearly 20 percent of U.S. electricity and are essential to helping meet growing demand for electricity and preserving the technology diversity that is the strength of the U.S. electric supply system.
June 18, 2009
10.Nuclear Power 2010: A Key Building Block for New Nuclear Power Plants
This policy brief details the Nuclear Power 2010 program to encourage the construction of new nuclear power plants by providing cost-sharing to test the new reactor licensing process established by the Energy Policy Act of 2002.
August 19, 2009
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