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NEI has issued a document offering advanced nuclear reactor developers guidance on how to engage with the NRC as they prepare their pre-licensing and licensing interactions.
This June 30 will mark three years without a leadership quorum at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), the nation’s official export credit agency that provides funding for domestic companies to compete in the global marketplace. Without a quorum on its board, the bank is unable to approve funding for projects larger than $10 million, putting U.S. nuclear suppliers and exporters at a distinct disadvantage.
As Norway's Halden test reactor announced this week it would be closing permanently, testing of advanced accident tolerant fuels in the United States continues apace. Meanwhile, Congress provided robust funding for DOE's ATF R&D program, demonstrating its continued support for innovation in nuclear fuels.
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.