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It’s only February, and so far this year, NEI is tracking more than 100 bills related to nuclear energy. Building on the historic momentum seen in legislatures across the country last year, 2023 is proving to be just as significant as state policymakers continue to turn to nuclear energy as the solution to energy woes.

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) elected four new members to its board of directors.

In 2022, Congress passed the single most important piece of legislation for nuclear in decades: the Inflation Reduction Act. What does this mean for our nation’s largest source of carbon-free energy? And what legislative support is needed next? We ask the expert, NEI’s Vice President of Government Affairs Beverly Marshall.

Winter Storm Elliott was a cross-country storm occurring late December that transformed into a bomb cyclone affecting the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. Gas-fired generation accounted for 70 percent of the outages, and coal for 17 percent—but nuclear energy stayed on the grid, saving the day.

Monica Trauzzi sat down with Rickey Ruff, who is the senior global brand process & operations manager at Adidas, to talk about his company called Global Nuclear Concepts which seeks to deploy microreactors at clothing factories and other more remote industrial sites. Ruff explains that always-on, carbon-free energy would transform the energy-intensive fashion industry.

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.

2022 was a big year for nuclear energy. The industry saw wins in public policy that will change the landscape of clean energy deployment in the U.S., as well as real progress in raising awareness of the value of nuclear energy among the climate, finance, and other key communities.

Statement from Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of Nuclear Energy Institute.

This year saw many major world events. Against the background of geopolitical upheaval and climate despair, 2022 witnessed hope for climate, energy, and security stability. We saw five big themes emerge in 2022, and nuclear connects to every one of them.

Nuclear energy was central this year in conversations surrounding energy security, climate resilience, ESG, and the clean energy transition. As we look toward what the next year holds for our world and our communities, here are some of the articles that caught your attention this past year.

Few power plants allow pets onsite, but that number will grow in the coming years, as a new breed of dog is adopted by plant operators. Boston Dynamic’s “Spot” the dog has become world famous from viral videos of it doing everything from showing off its dance moves to training for the Iditarod. Last year, Spot joined the team at Duke Energy, and recently, it’s been helping the Oconee Nuclear Station safely perform inspections.

The holidays are coming up which means, for many of us, there are family dinners on the horizon. I don’t know about you, but my dinner table tends to be animated—filled with lots of laughter. But amid the lightheartedness, we also manage to talk about every hot button topic currently on America’s mind. This year, we’re seeing a combination of events centering nuclear energy as one of these topics. Here are some facts you can share.