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House-passed National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 is a bipartisan amendment, which directs the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program for deploying advanced reactor technology at critical national security facilities.

FERC must act to define resilience to fully understand whether the grid can withstand and recover from high consequence events, NEI told FERC this week. NEI also pressed for additional analysis of how nuclear retirements and increased reliance on natural gas could impact grid resilience.

The White House transmitted new bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements, also known as Section 123 agreements, with the United Kingdom and Mexico to Congress this week.

The U.S. House of Representatives today made progress toward solving the used fuel management issue, passing the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018 (HR 3053) with a bipartisan vote of 340-72.

House passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act begins a much needed step forward regarding reform to implement, at long last, the federal government’s statutory obligation to manage used nuclear fuel. Legislation includes provisions that would move the Yucca Mountain project forward by helping to resolve key issues such as land withdrawal and infrastructure issues.

NEI strongly encourage FERC to take action to define, foster and retain grid resiliency, thereby preserving the fuel security offered by nuclear power plants under threat of premature closure.

President Trump submitted a 123 agreement between the United States and Mexico to Congress for review.

The president transmitted to Congress for review a bilateral agreement for peaceful nuclear energy cooperation, known as a Section 123 Agreement, between the United States and United Kingdom.