Thernstrom Discusses Advanced Nuclear Study
Executive director Samuel Thernstrom talked to R & D Magazine reporter Kenny Walter about a 2017 EIRP study of the costs of advanced nuclear power plants in an in-depth interview.
A Cost Assessment of Advanced Nuclear Power
On July 25, 2017, the Nuclear Energy Institute organized a panel discussion to review findings of an EIRP report assessing the costs of advanced nuclear power plants. EIRP prepared the report in cooperation with the Energy Options Network.
Hayward Writes on Nuclear Report for Powerline Blog
Board member Steven Hayward described an EIRP cost assessment of advanced nuclear power for the conservative Powerline blog.
What Will Advanced Nuclear Power Plants Cost?
EIRP worked with the Energy Options Network to survey eight leading advanced nuclear power companies about their projected capital costs, operating costs, and electricity costs for advanced nuclear energy. What we found can help both policymakers and investors assessing the promise of advanced reactor designs.
Power Engineering Web Site Covers EIRP Study
Power Engineering Web Site Covers EIRP Study
The industry web site Power Engineering previewed an EIRP research study of advanced nuclear power plant costs.
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The Future of Nuclear Power
On January 13, 2016, EIRP organized a two-part seminar on the Future of Nuclear Power in cooperation with the Center for the National Interest.
Samuel Thernstrom moderated the event’s two panels. First was a discussion of New Nuclear Technologies with Dr. Jacob DeWitte, CEO and Founder of UPower Technologies, Inc. and Dr. Ashley Finian, Senior Project Manager for Energy Innovation at Clean Air Task Force. Following this, John Kotek, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy (in the Obama Administration) and David Garman, a former Under Secretary of Energy in the George W. Bush Administration, presented their perspectives on the Obama Administration’s approach to nuclear power.