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The U.S. nuclear industry is taking the next leap forward in modernizing the reactor fleet by undertaking digital upgrades to safety-related plant systems.

Drones may have you concerned, but rest assured that U.S. nuclear power plants are extremely well-protected against aircraft, especially small drones.

The National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress this week includes language directing the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program for deploying micro-reactors at national security facilities.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry this week paid his first visit to a nuclear power plant since taking office, when he toured Exelon Generation’s James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant near Syracuse, New York.

Camden, New Jersey-based nuclear fuel management company Holtec International announced this week it would purchase three single-unit nuclear power plants that are slated to close prematurely, and use its expertise to greatly accelerate their decommissioning and site restoration.

In response to a proposal by a Connecticut state agency to significantly delay the inclusion of Dominion Energy’s Millstone Power Station in the state’s zero-carbon procurement program, NEI is urging the agency to bring the state’s only nuclear power plant into the program promptly.

NEI is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s judgement that effectively upholds a decades-long ban on uranium mining in Virginia. NEI’s argument hinges on the need to maintain the established separation of federal and state regulatory authority over nuclear activities.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee today reported out by voice vote HR1320 and HR6140, two bills that recognize the important role nuclear energy plays in providing reliable, carbon-free electricity in the United States and around the world.

A new joint report by two think tanks cites the importance of nuclear energy sources in combating climate change to urge U.S. states to adopt Clean Energy Standards (CES)—which include nuclear power—instead of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) that don’t.