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While Capitol Hill debates legislation supporting new reactors, international nuclear security experts have confirmed that advanced designs will provide a secure energy option in the fight against climate change.

It’s not debatable: climate change is a problem and we’ll need major changes in our energy system in years to come. How will the Democratic presidential candidates see the issue when they gather on Wednesday and Thursday nights for the first debates?

Since more people—and even nations—face threats in the digital world, cybersecurity is critical. In the energy sector, nuclear plants have years of success and expertise in cybersecurity that allow them to stand among the most secure facilities in the country.

The Senate confirmed Rita Baranwal as Secretary of Energy of the DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy

While policymakers in Ohio consider legislation to preserve nuclear plants, grid operators confirmed the value of nuclear energy in providing affordable, clean energy to the region.

Steve Clemons, political commentator and editor-at-large of The Hill, sits down with Monica Trauzzi in the ninth episode of “Off the Menu," filmed at Officina in Washington, D.C.’s Wharf.

The Nuclear Energy Assembly (NEA) gathered thought leaders from the energy industry and beyond to talk about the United States’ largest source of carbon-free electricity. But now that it’s over, what’s next for nuclear energy for the rest of 2019? Here are the three biggest takeaways from NEA.

NEI presents Top Innovative Practice Awards each year at the Nuclear Energy Assembly to recognize the most remarkable efforts aimed at making the current fleet more efficient, reliable and cost-competitive. The TIP Awards highlight new solutions that teams at nuclear energy companies are using to drive the industry forward.

At the opening session of the 2019 Nuclear Energy Assembly, NEI President and CEO Maria Korsnick encouraged everyone in the industry to advocate for the benefits of nuclear energy.

“Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System” is the IEA’s first report on nuclear energy in almost 20 years, and it calls attention to just how important nuclear is to meeting carbon reduction goals.