NIA Statement on NRC Part 53 Vote
WASHINGTON D.C. The following statement, in response to Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s vote on the draft proposed rule for 10 CFR Part 53, may be attributed to Nuclear Innovation Alliance Research Director Patrick White:
Nuclear Innovation Newsletter
Washington D.C. In February NIA staff participated in 3 speaking engagements. Additionally, NIA released a statement in response to the successful Senate vote on the supplemental appropriations package and an op-ed alongside the Good Energy Collective and ClearPath.
The DC-based NIA team took a tour of the White House West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
The deadline to apply for NIB2024 was extended by two weeks.
NIA Statement on the Release of “Advanced Nuclear Reactors for State Policymakers, A Brief”
Today the Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) released a new report, “Advanced Nuclear Reactors for State Policymakers, A Brief.” This brief serves as an introduction to advanced nuclear energy projects and policies for state-level policymakers and stakeholders. The Brief describes advanced reactor technology and its benefits, providing an overview of enabling federal policies, and reviewing state options to incentivize local development of advanced reactors. The report also contains case studies of emerging, state-specific advanced nuclear projects like:
NIA statement on the need for HALEU funding
WASHINGTON D.C. The following statement in response to the successful Senate vote on the supplemental appropriations package, including funding for domestic development of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU), may be attributed to Nuclear Innovation Alliance Executive Director Judi Greenwald:
Opinion Piece Published in Utility Dive featuring NIA Executive Director Judi Greenwald, Good Energy Collective Co-founder Jessica Lovering and ClearPath CEO Jeremy Harrell
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.