Resources Archive

The following list shows how nuclear plant operators have responded to extreme natural events over the past decade.

This report identifies the timeline, major challenges and recommended actions to ensure successful deployment of the first micro-reactor at a U.S. Department of Defense domestic installation.

This is a letter from NEI to Assistant Secretary of Defense Lucian Niemeyer, dated Oct. 2, 2018, about the deployment of micro-reactors at U.S. Department of Defense domestic installations.

This white paper provides an assessment of Part 52 construction experience to date. It concludes that adjustments can and should be made to optimize the change process and provide the flexibility licensees need to construct new nuclear plants. This would allow for changes that are expected and inevitable in such large and complex projects.

Sierra Club and Natural Resource Defense Council joined NEI and others in filing these comments to FERC on its proposed resource-specific fixed-resource requirement mechanism, asking the commission to “preserve states’ ability to achieve clean energy goals,” including zero-emission credit programs.

The Nuclear Energy Institute shares its concerns regarding a Violation at Exelon's Byron Generating Station, which is partially due to inconsistent interpretation of NEI 04-10 and its associated safety evaluation.

Letter from thought leaders urging Congress to permit the Secretary of Energy to delegate actions under Part 810 export control regulations.

NEI filing to SCOTUS asking to consider Virginia uranium mining moratorium

Dominion Energy provided initial comments regarding a draft notice of request for proposals from private developers for zero-carbon energy issued by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on June 22, 2018.

The study, ‘The Market Impact of Proposed U.S. Uranium Import Quotas on the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry,’ produced by the NorthBridge Group, suggests that a proposed quota would impose an additional $500 to $800 million per year costs on U.S. nuclear power generators.

This is a letter from NEI, dated July 11, 2018, to the House Energy & Commerce Committee, in support of three nuclear bills: the NUKE Act (HR 1320), the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act (HR 6140), and the Advancing US Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act.

Letter from NEI to DOE Secretary Perry on the need for a supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium for future advanced reactors.