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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Christopher Hanson to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a term of four years, and the reappointment of David Wright for a five-year term.

Today, the Nuclear Energy Institute’s board of directors elected four new members: Paul Chodak III, executive vice president of generation at American Electric Power, David A. Howell, president of Americas Operating Plant Services at Westinghouse Electric Co., Martin J. Lyons, president of Ameren Missouri and J. Clay Sell, chief executive officer of X-energy.

On May 14, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a funding opportunity announcement for the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. This program will create partnerships between DOE and private industry and provide funding to develop and build advanced reactors.

Nuclear energy keeps pollutants out of the air and supplies carbon-free electricity, but at times of crisis, like this pandemic, it can do more. Here are three nuclear-related technologies now playing a role in fighting COVID-19.

Today the U.S. Department of Energy released the Nuclear Fuel Working Group report with recommendations to support the nuclear energy industry.

As this week marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, it’s worth looking at the effect COVID-19 has had on the environment.

Even in the midst of a crisis, our work on behalf of the industry continues. Now is the time of year when we get data about how the energy sector performed the previous year. As we always do, NEI has compiled stats for the nuclear industry in the newest edition of Nuclear by the Numbers.

With many of the nation’s schools closed due to COVID-19, students are now relying on online instruction or homeschooling. Check out these resources to teach your students about our nation’s number one source of carbon-free energy.

Why would anybody refuel a nuclear reactor during a pandemic? Because electricity from nuclear energy is a key tool in our national recovery.

NEI has developed a coronavirus response page that details the industry’s response to COVID-19 and provides resources for media, members and other stakeholders.