NEI Nuclear Notes

Beginning at 8:30 a.m. U.S. EDT, the National Journal will be sponsoring a panel discussion on the implications of the events at Fukushima at the National Press Club here in Washington. On the today's panel are ... Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rep. Ed Markey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources Richard W. Caperton, Senior Policy Analyst, Energy Opportunity, Center for American Progress Allison Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University Tony R. Pietrangelo, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, NEI Click here to watch the discussion beginning in just a few minutes.

A $200 billion pool to finance and drive private investment in carbon-free energy infrastructure is one cornerstone of a comprehensive action plan that the next U.S. president should implement in his first 100 days to secure America’s energy supplies, the Council on Competitiveness said in a report [PDF] issued today. A “clean energy bank,” modeled after the U.S. Export/Import Bank , would provide financing for the development of energy solutions that avoid, reduce or sequester carbon as well as supporting infrastructure. Among the options: nuclear, renewable and biofuels. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson , president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and chair of the Council’s Energy Security, Innovation and Sustainability Initiative , said jumpstarting energy infrastructure investments is the “unaddressed element to date to transforming our energy sector.” Absent the investment stimulus needed to build nuclear power plants, renewable projects and infrastructure such as a “smart” electric ...

On Tuesday it was the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources holding a nuclear energy-related hearing , yesterday the Committee on Environment and Public Works served as Senate host. The webcast of the hearing, “ Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Licensing and Relicensing Processes for Nuclear Plants ,” can be seen here . Appearing before the committee: Dr. Dale Klein - Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. Gregory B. Jaczko - Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. Peter B. Lyons - Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. Kristine L. Svinicki - Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Hubert T. Bell - Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. David A. Christian - President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Dominion Mr. Anthony R. Pietrangelo- Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute Mr. Richard Webster - Legal Director, Eastern Environmental Law Center Dr. Joseph Romm - Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Mr. H. Jo...