Newsroom Archive

With the climate crisis and growing energy demands upon us, it's clear that nuclear energy will have a major role to play. Starting with the event lineup this fall, policymakers and business leaders must center nuclear during these important climate conversations.

Miss America Grace Stanke sat down with Fissionary co-hosts Mary Carpenter and Jordan Houghton for a conversation on her “origin story” with both pageants and nuclear, plus opportunities ahead for the nuclear industry.

Many states are moving in the right direction and making long-term, strategic decisions about nuclear—the year hasn’t even finished!

Many advanced reactors will be simpler and smaller while creating good jobs, enhancing energy security, and more. But some designs go one step further, providing resilient electricity...while being on a body of water.

The path forward is clear; the urgency even more so. The nuclear industry is thinking and planning ever more boldly to meet demand and deliver on the nuclear promise.

Have you taken your summer vacation yet? If not, you’re in luck! No matter where you’re located in the U.S., there are plenty of opportunities to take in the sights and maybe learn something new about nuclear energy along the way.

The Nuclear Energy Institute launched its new “Generation” advertising campaign showing how nuclear energy is the choice to build a better tomorrow for future generations. Generation will elevate the nuclear brand beyond D.C. and onto screens across the country—illustrating a net zero future that is possible through nuclear energy. 

Thanks to increasing demand and interest in advanced nuclear energy, NEI has a new Advanced Nuclear Hub with all the resources you need on the topic.

Heat waves are sweeping the United States and other parts of the world. Thankfully, there’s a solution that can help power a brighter (and cooler) future for communities around the world—nuclear energy.

Climate and energy security needs are driving the growing consensus around clean, reliable nuclear. Investors and customers are jumping in because they know those concerns are never going away. As we turn demand into new builds, the world will be looking to the financial community to help secure an affordable, net-zero future. 

The Price-Anderson Act has been meeting its twin aims of protecting the public and encouraging the development of commercial nuclear power for more than 65 years, with minimal costs to the federal government and the U.S. taxpayer. The next extension of the Act should promote the continued achievement of those twin aims over the long term.

NEI was in Paducah, Kentucky, to discuss the opportunity of nuclear energy for interested communities.