Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 12:05:33 +0000
The White House has unveiled a suite of new measures aimed at slashing risks associated with new nuclear reactor development and construction, underscoring its policy push to champion nuclear. At […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 14:01:40 +0000
A year after EPRI and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) unveiled the first phase of their Advanced Reactor Roadmap, the nuclear industry and its stakeholders have rallied to make significant […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:33:06 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas (GNF) its first-ever authorization to produce nuclear fuel with uranium-235 (U-235) enrichments up to 8% for commercial power generation. GNF, […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:24:37 +0000
Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:33:28 +0000
There are many reasons to be excited about the U.S. nuclear power industry and its potential for growth. For activists focused on climate change, its carbon-free attribute makes it a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 19:45:26 +0000
“Everywhere we look, we’re seeing demand surging,” Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), said. “When we talk about demand for nuclear, we’re talking about the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:14:19 +0000
Nuclear energy—not just nuclear power—is seeing a burst of innovation unlike anything seen since the 1950s. While the strong momentum for the dispatchable zero-carbon energy source is promising, prominent pitfalls threaten necessary progress.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:24:35 +0000
A Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) survey suggests U.S. utility members expect to add up to 90 GW of new nuclear generation by the 2050s, including more than 300 new small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S. over the next 25 years. The nuclear industry group’s survey, unveiled on July 29, sought to gather input from […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:14:04 +0000
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions may have a limited immediate impact on the U.S. nuclear industry, despite its reliance on uranium imports. Potential implications over the longer term, however, require urgent action, officials from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) said. NEI CEO and President Maria Korsnick told reporters at the ongoing CERAWeek by […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:30:30 +0000
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in a dramatic reversal on Feb. 24 threw out a key environmental review that staff applied to subsequent license renewal (SLR) approvals for units at Turkey Point and Peach Bottom nuclear plants in 2019 and 2020, deeming their applications “incomplete.” In a series of orders, the federal regulatory agency’s three […]
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