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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told congressional lawmakers they are investigating ways for electricity markets to value reliability, while distancing themselves from immediate reform.
If we truly value clean air and protecting the climate, the clean energy conversation must include nuclear as well as renewable energy.
Coordination among the various entities involved in the development of accident tolerant fuel has progressed to the point that all stakeholders now agree on the feasibility of a 2023 timeline, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s leadership heard last week.
Barring state or federal intervention, the Perry, Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley and Three Mile Island plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania will close. What will actually happen if these plants do shut down?
Faced with the closure of the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear power plants, the New Jersey Legislature passed companion bills to compensate the plants for zero-carbon electricity.
It’s time to act to preserve baseload power generation sources, including at-risk nuclear plants, Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week.
Legislators in New Jersey passed S2313 and A3724, companion bills that will ensure the continued operation of the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants in that state.
On April 12, NEI's Maria Korsnick delivered this annual update on nuclear energy in America, and how a broad set of stakeholders are working to make our largest clean energy source thrive.
The Trump administration must not neglect the influence the of the U.S. commercial nuclear industry in the face of increasing competition from Russia and China, a new report from the Atlantic Council urges.
NEI's statement on FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation's 202(c) petition requesting U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to issue an emergency order directing PJM Interconnection to immediately begin negotiations to protect certain nuclear plants in the region by compensating their owners “for the full benefits they provide to energy markets and the public at large, including fuel security and diversity.”
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) alerted regional grid operator PJM Interconnection and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to shutter, forever, nuclear reactors at its Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley stations.
Since its founding in 1974, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s primary mission has been to protect public health and safety. Among the hallmarks of its ”Principles of Good Regulation” are independence, openness, efficiency, clarity and reliability. As a result, the U.S. nuclear industry has never injured a single member of the public in its entire history.