Hundreds of nuclear power reactors dot the United States. There are 104 operating reactors and 13 undergoing decommissioning. Many others are in planning stages; this map shows four that are furthest along in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Robert Rosner discusses new recommendations for back end of fuel cycle. (OnPoint, 12/05/2011)
Nuclear Energy Institute's Tony Pietrangelo discusses future of government subsidies for nuclear. (OnPoint, 11/09/2011)
The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has spawned a major nuclear disaster. E&E examines the implications for energy, the environment, security and public health.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Two days after announcing his resignation from the chairmanship of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko took the podium before an assembly of industry representatives to detail his vision of the future.
"I don't intend this to be my last speech," he told the crowd of physicists and CEOs, guests at the Nuclear Energy Institute's annual Nuclear Energy Assembly. However, given his recent change of circumstances, he said, "I do intend it to be more forward-looking than some other speeches I've given."
Anti-nuclear groups are drumming up opposition to the confirmation of Kristine Svinicki, a Republican member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission whose first term expires in a little over a month.
The Sierra Club is asking its members to reach out to members of Congress to oppose Svinicki. The White House nominated Svinicki to a second five-year term on NRC earlier this month, and she has garnered support from leading Republicans and some Democrats in the House and Senate.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko may have announced his resignation, but he's not planning on leaving.
Speaking to reporters after a Nuclear Energy Institute conference in Charlotte, Jaczko said he's focused on fulfilling his term, which expires June 30, 2013.
The Department of Energy's efforts to reform its nuclear-safety program have had unclear results, because agency officials neglected to measure the costs and benefits of their efforts, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The report analyzed DOE's decision to weed out unnecessary and duplicative rules, reducing the number of its safety directives from 80 to 42. The directives lay out the safety requirements for DOE contractors who handle the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and environmental nuclear waste sites.
Hundreds of nuclear power reactors dot the United States. There are 104 operating reactors and 13 undergoing decommissioning. Many others are in planning stages; four furthest along in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process are shown on this map. Click on a site icon for more details on the U.S. NRC website.
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