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It’s time to act to preserve baseload power generation sources, including at-risk nuclear plants, Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week.
Legislators in New Jersey passed S2313 and A3724, companion bills that will ensure the continued operation of the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants in that state.
On April 12, NEI's Maria Korsnick delivered this annual update on nuclear energy in America, and how a broad set of stakeholders are working to make our largest clean energy source thrive.
The Trump administration must not neglect the influence the of the U.S. commercial nuclear industry in the face of increasing competition from Russia and China, a new report from the Atlantic Council urges.
NEI's statement on FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation's 202(c) petition requesting U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to issue an emergency order directing PJM Interconnection to immediately begin negotiations to protect certain nuclear plants in the region by compensating their owners “for the full benefits they provide to energy markets and the public at large, including fuel security and diversity.”
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) alerted regional grid operator PJM Interconnection and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to shutter, forever, nuclear reactors at its Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley stations.
Since its founding in 1974, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s primary mission has been to protect public health and safety. Among the hallmarks of its ”Principles of Good Regulation” are independence, openness, efficiency, clarity and reliability. As a result, the U.S. nuclear industry has never injured a single member of the public in its entire history.
The U.S. Congress last week passed an omnibus budget for the remainder of fiscal 2018. The $1.3 trillion spending measure, signed by President Trump March 23, includes just over $1.2 billion in support for the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear energy programs and $922 million for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
FirstEnergy Solutions alerted regional grid operator PJM Interconnection and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to shutter, forever, nuclear reactors at its Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley stations.
As Saudi Arabia considers building up to 17.6 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2032, the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United States this week and met with President Donald Trump at the White House. Nearby on Capitol Hill, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on nuclear cooperation between the two countries.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman said the agency is open to begin a discussion with Congress on the way it collects fees from the companies running nuclear power plants.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory Information Conference this year highlighted a new initiative to bring sweeping transformational change to the way the agency pursues its mission.