Nuclear energy has one of the lowest impacts on the environment of any energy source because it does not emit air pollution, isolates its waste from the environment and requires a relatively small amount of land.
June 7, 2007
Nuclear energy is America’s largest source of clean-air, carbon-free electricity, producing no greenhouse gases or air pollutants. The industry’s commitment to the environment extends to protecting wildlife and their habitats.
October 15, 2009
This illustration depicts the multiple layers of natural engineered barriers that protect used fuel from the environment.
May 18, 2007
Nuclear Energy Institute, U.S. Senate, Committee on the Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety, Washington, D.C.
June 22, 2006
Joe F. Colvin, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute, Testimony for the Record, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy & Environment, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
January 14, 1970
The nation’s nuclear power plants are among the safest and most secure industrial facilities in the United States. Multiple layers of physical security, together with high levels of operational performance, protect plant workers, the public and the environment.
May 18, 2007
Maureen Koetz, Director, Environmental Policy, Nuclear Energy Institute, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Washington, D.C.
July 25, 2000
Joe F. Colvin, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute, Testimony for the Record, United States Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety, Washington, D.C.
February 4, 1999
Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute, U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety, Committee on Environment and Public Work, Washington, D.C.
May 18, 2007
Ralph Beedle, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Generation, Nuclear Energy Institute, Testimony for the Record, United States Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety, Washington, D.C
March 9, 2000