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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today approved staff recommendations for emergency planning for advanced reactors that embrace modernization.

Last month, the Los Alamos National Laboratory became the first national lab to join Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, seeking to break down barriers in nuclear policy.

The Senate has voted today to confirm Dan Brouillette as the U.S. Secretary of Energy and this is a statement from Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute.

The U.S. nuclear industry prides itself on having safety in its DNA. That means that safety is the highest priority and that every decision, step and precaution is grounded in that approach. In fact, the U.S. industry continues to be recognized as one of the safest industrial working environments in the nation.

Nuclear plants produce waste—which is a debatable term—while generating electricity, but what it is exactly and how it’s handled are different than you might think.

Today, nuclear reactors produce electricity and are the largest tool to decarbonize the power grid. But soon, they may be producing carbon-free hydrogen that will clean up other industries, including steel, agriculture and even the gasoline-powered car in your driveway.

Michl Binderbauer, chief executive officer of TAE Technologies Inc. is among a group of visionary innovators seeking to harness the power of the sun and stars right here on earth. It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi novel or comic book, but TAE is one of about a dozen private companies around the world—including General Fusion and Commonwealth Fusion Systems—working to make fusion power a reality.

President Trump announced his intent to nominate Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette to be Secretary of Energy. This is a statement on the nomination from Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute.

Veterans Day is important to the nuclear industry as nearly one in four nuclear workers have served in the military.

David Roberts, writer for Vox and Twitter influencer, joins Monica Trauzzi at Lupo Verde Osteria in the D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood in this episode of “Off the Menu.”