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As policymakers, climate advocates and thought leaders look to value nuclear, the onus is back on the industry to show what we are doing to stay competitive. With baseball clearly on my mind, I ask, “Has the nuclear industry stepped up to the plate?”

If we want to protect the climate, we need to support nuclear carbon-free energy with smarter regulations at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Headlines about international climate strikes and the Green New Deal keep carbon emissions on everyone’s mind. More climate advocates and presidential candidates are in favor of using all carbon-free technologies, including nuclear, to fight climate change. But how do nuclear reactors work exactly?

September 20 is a big day: millions call for climate action, but a major source of carbon-free energy is lost.

The Democratic presidential debates have opened a conversation on where nuclear energy fits into the solution on climate change. As the field of Democratic candidates begins to narrow, it’s important to set the record straight on nuclear. There are common misconceptions that you should be on the watch for as debates continue.

An advanced reactor has been getting attention, because one Democratic presidential candidate has been talking about it. Andrew Yang, a tech entrepreneur, put development of thorium reactors into his climate change platform.

NEI President and Chief Executive Officer Maria Korsnick appeared in the latest episode of the Through the Noise podcast with host Ernesto Guetzmann.

Connecticut Yankee is one of 10 reactor sites that, after generation of nuclear carbon-free energy ended, has been dismantled and cleaned so that the man-made radiation is virtually gone.

Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Korsnick shares what the future of energy looks like and how nuclear energy is helping solve the climate crisis.

Nuclear plants are working hard to keep their communities safe and powered as Hurricane Dorian approaches.