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Recently, DoD has focused on deploying next-generation nuclear to meet its energy needs and decarbonization targets, all while ensuring our national security interests.

Recent federal legislation like the NFSA, included in the NDAA, is making major strides in national security, fuel development, and decarbonization.

The road to economy-wide decarbonization is being met with high traffic, which, if well run, will ensure a sustainable future for our planet. One path to that future is through hydrogen. But hydrogen production currently relies heavily on splitting natural gas, a carbon-emitting process. Here's where nuclear energy shines.

Nuclear energy has been a reliable, affordable pillar of decarbonization for decades. To support decarbonization at the scale it is called for, there is a new portfolio of advanced reactors on the horizon. These designs will provide not only carbon-free electricity, but also the clean hydrogen and process heat needed to decarbonize energy-intensive industry sectors.

Dow Chemical, one of the largest chemical producers in the world, plans to drive down its carbon emissions through the deployment of X-energy’s small modular reactor (SMR) design. Dow is the first manufacturer to announce the intention to develop SMR technology options. Transportation and industry comprise over half of emissions in the U.S., which is double that of the electricity grid. The world won’t be able to achieve deep decarbonization without committing to innovative solutions for these sectors—which is exactly what Dow is doing.

In the face of increased shareholder pressure and ESG requirements, companies are increasingly committing to net-zero, with the number of science-based targets topping 2,940 in the first quarter of this year. Transitioning our electric grid—and eventually our entire economy—to clean energy will take massive investment. NEI’s Monica Trauzzi sat down with Arshad Mansoor, the Electric Power Research Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to talk about the investment needed for decarbonization.

In a majority vote, Parliament has ruled to keep nuclear energy in the Complementary Delegated Act for the EU Taxonomy.

This year marked nuclear energy’s largest presence at CERAWeek, emphasizing its importance to global decarbonization. Hosted by S&P Global and known as the world’s premier energy conference, CERAWeek has been described by Politico as the “industry’s Super Bowl.”

With the world at a critical inflection point in the fight against climate change, decarbonization commitments are at the heart of the climate solution. And investments are a key part of the momentum to net zero.

2021 saw a sea change in support of nuclear energy. Policymakers, developers, investors, and thought leaders from across the U.S. have recognized nuclear power to be a pillar of our energy system and our nation’s decarbonization goals.