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The resilience of the nation’s 98 nuclear power reactors in the face of extreme events is a constant, however unpredictable the events themselves may be—Hurricane Florence included. Resilience is a measure of these facilities’ outstanding ability to withstand whatever Mother Nature can throw at them and quickly return to providing life-saving electrical service when people and businesses need it most.
NEI Vice President for Suppliers, New Reactors and International Programs Dan Lipman, and IAEA Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov signed a unique cooperation agreement on Sept. 20, enabling direct information exchange between NEI and the IAEA on issues relevant to the development, construction, operation and decommissioning of civilian nuclear power plants.
After 49 years of safe, clean, reliable operation, a nuclear power plant retires.
Before leaving town this week, Congress approved its energy and water spending package for fiscal 2019. The bill approves $1.33 billion in funding for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) nuclear energy research, development and deployment programs, an increase of $121 million over fiscal 2018.
The U.S. nuclear industry is making good progress on its innovative program to develop and install advanced accident tolerant fuel (ATF) in the existing reactor fleet by the early- to mid-2020s.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (NEICA), legislation designed to speed advanced reactors to market. Passed by the Senate earlier this year, the bill now goes to the White House for President Trump’s signature.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), a bill designed to help America recapture its lead in nuclear energy technology in the face of increasing global competition. The legislation includes a comprehensive proposal to fund research, development and accelerated deployment of advanced nuclear energy technologies.
Through nearly two decades of running a successful student program at the Radiation Protection Forum, students are set up for a world of opportunity, in an area of need for our industry.
In a world that will increasingly need to make deep reductions in carbon emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change, nuclear energy’s main value—its massive potential to decarbonize economies—must not be allowed to slip away, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says.
In a small town, news travels fast. So, when New York State regulators began developing energy policy that might save their local nuclear power plant from shutting down, residents in the town of Oswego felt a renewed sense of optimism.
Facebook wants to cut its carbon emissions and should use nuclear along with renewables.
In a potential regulatory breakthrough that could accelerate deployment of small modular and advanced reactors, NRC staff found that scalable emergency planning zones for these technologies are feasible.