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Black History Month celebrates generations of African Americans, honors their history, and pays tribute to so many who have shaped our country. During this month, NEI is highlighting four Black members of Congress—Rep. James Clyburn, Rep. Byron Donalds, Rep. Terri Sewell, and Sen. Tim Scott—for their significant contributions to the nuclear energy industry.
The South Pole is located on Antarctica, and hundreds of scientists and staff live and work at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to support a variety of research., requiring a lot of fuel. But getting fuel to Earth's southernmost point takes a lot of energy, and advanced nuclear could be the answer the South Pole has needed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We’ve seen ambitious carbon-free announcements during the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nation’s (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted this year in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt—and carbon-free nuclear power has shown up as a key player.