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Bill Gross, NEI’s director of security and incident preparedness—and a seasoned cybersecurity expert for the nuclear industry—shares his tips on keeping yourself safe in the digital age.

Heading into my first visit to a nuclear power plant, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Since starting at NEI nine months ago, I’ve seen photos of reactors, learned the difference between a boiling water and a pressurized water reactor, and developed a rudimentary grasp of the technology that generates 20 percent of America’s electricity. Yet standing at the center of the plant and seeing it in person was a much different and awe-inspiring experience.

Nuclear energy goes beyond electricity and has the power to do much more. Here are five ways nuclear goes beyond electricity and offers benefits that improve our well-being and economic success.

In both Pennsylvania and Ohio, plant owners Exelon Corp. and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. have both told policymakers that absent legislative solutions that correctly recognize nuclear’s unique attributes and contributions to the state, plants will shut down.

Our nation’s ability to power our way of life without carbon emissions is now at the top of lawmakers’ minds on Capitol Hill. A new momentum is pulsing through the District as Congress held several hearings and proposed a new resolution this week on the threat of climate change and the best way for our energy system to respond.

Doherty is an engineer in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania—just outside of Pittsburgh—with Framatome, one of many companies that manufacture, test and service nuclear power plant components.

Bill Gates sees the potential of nuclear technology to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems. And he’s not alone—other entrepreneurs and business leaders are embracing nuclear energy as a critical clean energy technology. Nuclear energy is part of a much broader picture and conversation.

As the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast cope with another polar vortex this week, the record-breaking temperatures will strain the electricity grid. Particularly, grid operators in those regions, ISO New England and PJM Interconnection, will be stressed in meeting the significant rise in power demand.

How do we ensure we’re meeting America’s electricity needs while also protecting our environment? asked Maria Korsnick, NEI president and chief executive office, at the U.S. Energy Association’s annual State of the Energy Industry Forum.

Joshua Goldstein, a professor emeritus of international relations at American University, and Staffan Qvist, a nuclear engineer and clean energy consultant, think that “only nuclear energy can save the planet” and lay out their argument in a new book, “A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow.”

President Donald Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) (S. 512) Monday, whose purpose is to modernize the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s functions by establishing a new budget and fee structure and developing a revised licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactors.