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Congress continues to demonstrate bipartisan support for nuclear energy, with the Senate passing an appropriations bill June 25 that provides $1.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear energy programs.
National security, including our industrial capability, prosperity, human health and welfare, and environmental health, all rely heavily on electricity, particularly nuclear electricity.
A NuScale Small Modular Reactor (SMR) can operate independent of the electricity grid, run a micro-grid, and initiate a recovery if the grid fails.
In a demonstration of the Trump administration’s continued support for revitalizing the commercial nuclear industry, the Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced nearly $64 million in funding for advanced nuclear energy technology projects.
The 99 operating commercial power reactors are now doing the work that it would have taken about 140 reactors to do back in the 1980s.
A new NEI study conducted by ICF details how a future gas pipeline disruption, combined with continued nuclear power plant retirements, could lead to prolonged electricity service disruption in the areas served by the PJM Interconnection.
In a major milestone last week, the NRC issued an endorsement of industry guidance on upgrading nuclear plant instrument and control systems to digital.
NEI and Exelon are encouraged by the Trump administration’s continuing focus on the role that nuclear energy plays in ensuring the resilience of the national power grid and in national security.
In yet another example of the current administration’s continuing enthusiasm for nuclear energy, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced up to $24 million to fund 10 projects that will boost advanced nuclear reactor designs.
Last week, more than 10,000 megawatts of nuclear generating capacity failed to clear PJM Interconnection’s annual capacity auction, which the regional transmission organization uses to procure power supplies for 65 million people three years into the future.