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Joshua Goldstein, a professor emeritus of international relations at American University, and Staffan Qvist, a nuclear engineer and clean energy consultant, think that “only nuclear energy can save the planet” and lay out their argument in a new book, “A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow.”

President Donald Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) (S. 512) Monday, whose purpose is to modernize the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s functions by establishing a new budget and fee structure and developing a revised licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactors.

As a new Congress begins its work in Washington, D.C., key on the agenda for many lawmakers is energy policy. And nuclear energy—a key component of our nation’s energy needs—touches almost every aspect of energy policy. Here’s an overview of how nuclear reactors work along with their contribution to a stable electric grid, carbon emission goals and national security.

William Ostendorff, former commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, sits down with Monica Trauzzi in the seventh episode of “Off the Menu" to discuss the challenges that Russia and China pose to the U.S. in the global nuclear marketplace.

With the 116th Congress being sworn in this week, NEI Senior Director of Federal Programs Bob Powers gives a glimpse of the biggest upcoming legislative issues in nuclear energy.

Two NASA space probes explore the outer reaches of the solar system, and beyond, sending back gigabytes of priceless data using nuclear energy.