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West Virginia passes bill lifting moratorium on nuclear carbon-free power plants in the state.

European Commission’s draft sustainable finance taxonomy regulation makes room for carbon-free nuclear energy.

Today Congress once again demonstrated bipartisan support for advanced nuclear energy technologies. The National Defense Authorization Act for 2022 includes important funding and other provisions that will help the U.S. military meet important resilience and energy performance goals.

Today, Congress passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill demonstrating our nation’s commitment to its largest source of carbon-free energy, nuclear energy.

Today, the Illinois legislature passed a comprehensive energy bill with the Governor expected to sign the legislation into law. The following statement can be attributed to Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute:

NEI applauds the New Jersey BPU’s unanimous decision to award zero-emissions credits to the three nuclear reactors at Salem-Hope Creek.

NEI condemns racially motivated discrimination and acts of violence of any kind, and stands with our Asian American and Pacific Islander employees and communities across the country.

The Senate voted today to confirm Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary. The following statement can be attributed to Maria Korsnick, president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute

We congratulate the Honorable Christopher Hanson on his appointment to serve as Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The U.S. has taken the important step to rejoin the Paris Agreement. NEI looks forward to working with the Biden Administration and Congress on the development and implementation of federal policies and legislative proposals needed to meet our national commitments as defined by the Agreement.