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Washington D.C. In this blog, Todd Allen (NIA Board Chair and Chair of the University of Michigan Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences) and NIA Senior Fellow Jessica Lovering argue for the importance of continued federal investment in nuclear research and development to complement demonstration and deployment efforts. While the President recently signed Executive Orders on nuclear energy that set ambitious goals for new projects, the history of defunding nuclear R&D in the 1990s serves as a cautionary tale for policymakers today: short-term budget cuts can have long-term impacts. It took the U.S.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is one step closer to having a new mission statement. On January 24, 2025, the NRC Commission voted to update the NRC mission statement. The new NRC mission statement approved by the Commission now reads:¹ 

WASHINGTON D.C. This article was published on February 6, 2024 on Utility Dive. To read this article, click here: Lessons from NuScale’s terminated project will help pave the way for advanced nuclear energy | Utility Dive. The first two paragraphs of the article can be seen below. 

WASHINGTON D.C. It’s abundantly clear that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that nuclear energy is essential for preventing climate change…but only if you read the 2000+ page Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on the mitigation of climate change.

WASHINGTON D.C. This article was published on October 14, 2023 on Post Register. To read this article, click here: Opinion: The Intermountain West can lead the way on advanced nuclear energy. The first two paragraphs of the article can be seen below.