Closing Duane Arnold puts Iowa at a disadvantageANS Nuclear CafePower & OperationsJanuary 7, 2021, 12:00PM|Nuclear News StaffOsterbergAn op-ed published in The Gazette, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa–based newspaper, laments the early closure of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in 2020. Author David Osterberg, a former Iowa state legislator, contrasts what happened in Iowa with Illinois and three other states, whose governments "decided that heading off climate damage and the loss of good union jobs was worth keeping nuclear plants there alive." The economic calculation in Duane Arnold's case treated its electricity the same as that from coal or natural gas plants. However, Osterberg states that “when it comes to global warming and local air pollution, they aren’t the same.”ExpandTags:duane arnoldenergy policyenergy subsidiesrenewable energyShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
STATEMENT FROM THE CEOStatement from ANS Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy on introduction of the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020Press ReleasesNovember 17, 2020, 12:02PM|ANS StaffOn behalf of America’s nuclear technology professionals, we applaud the introduction of the bipartisan American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020 (ANIA). ExpandTags:aniaenergy policypress releaseShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
President Signs Pro-Nuclear LegislationANS Nuclear CafeJanuary 30, 2019, 8:02PM|Dr. James ConcaTwo bipartisan pieces of legislation modernizing America's nuclear future have recently become law. It's still a long way from pushing nuclear builds the way we need to address a host of environmental issues, but it is a good start.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyansauthorsbill gatescraig piercydc perspectivedoedr. james concaed mcginnisenergy policyenvironmental benefits of nuclearidaho national labinljim concamaria korsnickmarilyn krayneineicaneimanuclear technologyoffice of nuclear energypublic policyr&dterra powerunited stateswashingtonShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear Energy on the EdgeANS Nuclear CafeJune 3, 2016, 4:29PM|Will Davis Clinton Power Station, courtesy Exelon NuclearYesterday, June 2, 2016, may have marked a watershed moment in the present day history of nuclear power plants in the United States, when two nuclear plants were selected by their owner for shutdown far in advance of their license expiration dates for economic reasons. The fast-moving pace of plants being shut down under similar economic circumstances (unbalanced energy markets that favor other forms of energy to the detriment of nuclear) signals a broken system that must be changed, now.Go to ArticleTags:clean energy standardclintonearly shutdowneconomic benefits of nuclearenergy policyenergy portfolioenvironmental benefits of nuclearexelonillinois legislaturenuclear in the states toolkitnuclear plant shut downquad citiesregulationrenewable portfolioShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
