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On Tuesday, voters in 46 states headed to the polls to fill over 6,000 legislative seats, choose 36 new governors and consider more than 160 ballot measures. Although nuclear energy was not explicitly on the ballot, several state initiatives considered energy issues with an impact on the technology. NEI Director of State Governmental Affairs and Advocacy Christine Csizmadia, an expert on state legislative affairs, shared her analysis of the midterm elections, and the consequence for energy policy and its impact on statehouses across the country.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report today acknowledging the impact that nuclear plant closures have on climate and air quality. The report advocates for policies such as those adopted in states like Illinois, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey in recent years to preserve well run, financially challenged nuclear plants. The report explicitly recognizes the need for nuclear power to play a substantial role in decarbonization efforts.
A new Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) study shows that the nuclear industry has reduced its total generating costs by 19 percent since their peak in 2012. These reductions in cost are so dramatic that 2017 total generating costs of $33.50 per Megawatt hour (MWh) have gone down to almost what they were nearly ten years ago in 2008 ($32.75 per MWh).
Mark Peters, director of the Idaho National Laboratory, speaks with Monica Trauzzi in the fifth episode of “Off the Menu" at DBGB Kitchen and Bar, located in Washington, D.C.’s CityCenterDC neighborhood.
Dr. Jennifer Uhle is joining the Nuclear Energy Institute as vice president Generation & Suppliers on Nov. 5. She will report to Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Doug True, and will be responsible for regulatory affairs, engineering, fuel, radiation protection, security and incident response.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it is withdrawing a proposed rule regarding “in-situ” uranium recovery. The Nuclear Energy Institute applauded the decision.
The U.S. government has announced a new policy framework for civil nuclear cooperation with China, citing concerns over Chinese diversion of sensitive technologies to military and other unauthorized uses. The policy imposes significant new restrictions on U.S. exports of commercial nuclear technology, equipment and material to China. The policy establishes a presumption of denial for multiple categories of export applications, including nonlight water advanced reactor and light water small reactor technology (SMR).
Dominion Energy’s twin-reactor Surry Power Station will continue to provide carbon-free electricity to more than 400,000 homes in Virginia through the middle of the century, once the company’s application for a second renewed 20-year operating license is approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
How one young professional became an advocate for nuclear energy.
Google recognizes nuclear energy for it's carbon-free attributes and is pushing for zero-carbon 24/7 clean energy.
Environmentalists and the energy industry leaders must put aside their differences to protect our climate, say the MacArthur Foundation and Exelon Corp.
Testifying before New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities that is considering how best to implement the new zero-emission credit law, NEI President and Chief Executive Officer Maria Korsnick congratulated New Jersey for being in a “vanguard of states” that have recognized the vital role that nuclear energy plays in a clean energy future.