Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear power is one of America’s greatest strategic energy assets. Our fleet of nuclear reactors scattered across nearly 30 states meets about one-fifth of U.S. electricity demand. Nuclear also is a big contributor to clean air and climate goals, generating more than half of America’s emissions-free electricity.
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Energy Innovates

America’s rise to a global energy superpower has been driven by constant advancements in technology and innovation. EnergyInnovates is a multi-platform initiative that showcases American innovators, projects and technologies that have shaped today’s energy landscape
NuScale Power

NuScale has designed a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) that has a simplified design making it safe, scalable and cost efficient all while meeting expanding energy needs.

Testimony

October 17, 2019

Marty Durbin's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety: “Reducing Emissions while Driving Economic Growth: Industry-led Initiatives”

My name is Marty Durbin and I am the President of the Global Energy Institute, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”). Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on industry-led initiatives to reduce emissions while driving economic growth. The climate is changing and humans
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March 27, 2019

Nuclear Innovation Week 2019: Promoting Industry Progress and Potential

This week marks the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI’s) second annual Nuclear Innovation Week, when top industry experts gather in Washington, D.C., to discuss and celebrate the international research, development and deployment of advanced nuclear technologies. This year’s event touches upon
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March 7, 2019

An Innovative Nuclear Solution—in a Smaller Package

The latest installment in our EnergyInnovates series takes us to Corvallis, Oregon, home to NuScale, a company that is changing the way we think about nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is America’s largest source of emissions-free power. NuScale has developed a smaller, more mobile nuclear reactor
Letters

December 6, 2018

Coalition Letter on Used Fuel Letter to Congressional Leadership

Dear Speaker Ryan and Leaders McConnell, Pelosi, and Schumer: We are a broad coalition of labor unions, state public service commissioners, clean energy organizations, and energy trade associations, and we urge immediate congressional action to revitalize the federal used nuclear fuel program
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November 29, 2018

A Look at IEA’s New Global Energy Forecast

The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its latest global energy forecast, the World Energy Outlook 2018 (WEO2018). Although IEA provides three different scenarios—the Current Policies, New Policies, and Sustainable Development Scenarios—we’ll focus on its mid-range “New Policies
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July 2, 2018

Star Spangled Energy

By Ian DeValliere This Independence Day, consumers around the country have more of their paychecks available for summer fun thanks to America’s energy revolution. Just 10 years ago, Americans weren’t feeling quite so “independent” on Independence Day. The U.S. was importing more than two-thirds of
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March 14, 2018

GEI’s Harbert Discusses Global Energy Opportunities with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is dedicated to providing opportunities for young people to learn about and pursue careers in public service. It was fitting then that CHCI’s latest policy summit focused on energy, which is providing numerous opportunities for our entire nation to
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March 6, 2018

Finding the Right Balance on Energy—A CERA Week Discussion with Karen Harbert and Current, Former Administration Officials

IHS Markit’s annual CERAWeek energy conference brings together some of the top minds in business and policy to reflect on the current state of energy and what the future may hold for the industry at large. With the energy renaissance still in full swing and the Trump Administration’s numerous

Nuclear Energy

Energy Innovates

NuScale Power

Marty Durbin's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety: “Reducing Emissions while Driving Economic Growth: Industry-led Initiatives”

Nuclear Innovation Week 2019: Promoting Industry Progress and Potential

An Innovative Nuclear Solution—in a Smaller Package

Coalition Letter on Used Fuel Letter to Congressional Leadership

A Look at IEA’s New Global Energy Forecast

Star Spangled Energy

GEI’s Harbert Discusses Global Energy Opportunities with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Finding the Right Balance on Energy—A CERA Week Discussion with Karen Harbert and Current, Former Administration Officials

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