Category Archives: Nuclear Energy Institute

“We can’t make the numbers work,” says chief nuclear officer for Exelon; Will rising construction costs and cheaper alternatives doom the Nuclear Renaissance?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

An in-depth article in this morning’s Tampa Bay Times lays out the case against building new nuclear power plants: Building a nuclear plant is not the cheapest way to keep the lights on. Not with such low natural gas prices. Not … Continue reading →

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Nuclear industry group seeks to head off NRC action by proposing voluntary safety upgrades it knows will never be instituted

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) unveiled a plan this week that seems to be designed to head off any serious regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the wake of last March’s Fukushima disaster. NEI officials are meeting with … Continue reading →

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