NEI Nuclear Notes

Last week, blogger Will Davis ( @atomicnews ) honored NEI’s 60th anniversary by sharing a handful of historical photos from the time of our founding.  NEI was founded on April 10, 1953 as the Atomic Industrial Forum (AIF) to serve the nation in the “development of atomic energy for constructive purposes.”  Will was gracious enough to tweet out photos of AIF artifacts from the 1950s, including a membership roster and cover of the Forum Memo magazine. Take a look at the photos below.

The following is a guest post from NEI’s President and CEO, Marv Fertel. Marv Fertel This year is the 60th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s famous “ Atoms for Peace ” speech at the United Nations. It also is the 60th anniversary of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) which began its existence on April 10, 1953 as the Atomic Industrial Forum (AIF). Through its 26 founding members, AIF became the organization that launched the U.S. nuclear industry as it worked to bring the commercial uses of nuclear energy and nuclear materials to benefit America and the rest of the world. We can thank the visionary leaders over the early years, leaders like John Simpson of Westinghouse , Bert Wolfe from General Electric , Jim O’Connor from Commonwealth Edison and many others who guided the industry through tremendous research, technology advancement and promise. During this time, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) played a dual role as both advocate and supporter of technology de...