White House Statement Regarding Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration
The United States has used transportable nuclear reactors for nearly 70 years for functions like propelling aircraft carriers through the sea and enabling submarines to stay underwater for long periods […]
Murkowski, Manchin, House Colleagues Reach Agreement on Energy Package for Year-End Appropriations Bill
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., today announced that their bipartisan, bicameral Energy Act of 2020 has been included as Division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act […]
DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program Awards $30 million in Initial Funding for Risk Reduction Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $30 million in initial funding for one of three programs under its new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). DOE’s Office of Nuclear […]
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Recent Developments: Domestic: 11/17/2020 – US Senate: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Revitalize America’s Nuclear Infrastructure Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works […]
Senate E&PW Committee Approves Nuclear Infrastructure Legislation
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a committee business meeting.
DOE Loan Programs Office: A new approach to debt capital for U.S. energy infrastructure
What’s at Stake: This new plan provides an available $10.9 billion dollars in loan guarantees for approved advanced nuclear research, $2 billion of which is reserved specifically for front-end projects. […]
DOE Announces $160 Million in First Awards under Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has selected two U.S.-based teams to receive $160 million in initial funding under the new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). ARDP, […]
EXIM Chairman Reed Underscores EXIM’s Role in Supporting U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry in the International Marketplace
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chairman Kimberly A. Reed yesterday addressed 70 participants during a U.S.-Japan working group meeting of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center(link […]
House Democrats Release Draft of Clean Energy Bill
It is important to note that the Rep Flores (R-TX) HALEU bill and the Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act (starting on page 389) were included in the bill. It […]