1998

• 12/23/98 In 1999, Rejuvenated Nuclear Energy Industry Will Seek Federal Reforms Necessitated by Electric Utility Restructuring
• 12/18/98 Yucca Mountain Viability Assessment Increases Confidence That Government Can Develop Repository for Used Fuel
• 12/16/98 NEI Appeals National Advertising Division Ruling; Advertising, Aimed at Policymakers, Supported By Fact
• 11/19/98 Purchase of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Marks Continued Investment in Technology’s Future, Colvin Says
• 11/04/98 A Reporter’s Guide to Nuclear Energy and the Buenos Aires Conference on Global Climate Change
• 10/16/98 Industry Executive To Discuss Necessity of Nuclear Energy Toward Meeting Clean Air, Climate Change Initiatives
• 10/07/98 The 25th Anniversary of The 1973 Oil Embargo: Key Facts on the Nuclear Power-Energy Independence Connection
• 09/15/98 Nuclear Energy Institute Hails New International Report That Cites Need for Strong Nuclear Power Role in the United States
• 09/11/98 NRC Approval of New Westinghouse Nuclear Plant Design Solidifies U.S. Leadership in World Markets
• 09/02/98 Approval of Texas-Maine-Vermont Low-Level Waste Bill Will Help Continue Benefits of Nuclear Technologies
• 07/31/98 Nuclear Energy Industry Responds to Senate Confirmation of Bill Richardson as New Secretary of Energy
• 07/30/98 Nuclear Energy Industry Leaders Tell Congress that Outdated NRC Regulatory Process Diverts Resources from Safety Focus
• 07/17/98 Sale of Three Mile Island Reactor New Evidence that Nuclear Energy is a Valuable Commodity in Competitive Electricity Market
• 07/06/98 Duke Power's Decision To Extend Electricity Production at Oconee Nuclear Station Good News for Consumers, Environment
• 06/30/98 Nuclear Energy Institute Calls for NRC To Overhaul Its Enforcement Policy
• 06/18/98 Nuclear Energy Industry Responds to President Clinton’s Selection of Bill Richardson as Energy Secretary
• 06/11/98 Nuclear Energy’s Clean Air Benefits Gain Added Recognition Among Delegates at U.N. Global Warming Talks
• 06/08/98 GAO Finds White House Climate Change Proposal Incomplete; Policymakers/Observers Urge Administration to Recognize Nuclear’s Role
• 06/03/98 Industry Outraged that Partisan Agenda Overrides Reform of Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy
• 06/02/98 Electric Utilities Reject Secretary Pena’s Offer For DOE’s Failure to Move Used Nuclear Fuel
• 05/19/98 Industry Unveils Strategic Direction for the Future of Nuclear Energy
• 05/19/98 DOE Announcement Promises Real Momentum for U.S. Plutonium Disposition Effort
• 05/15/98 Nuclear Energy Institute Elects Nye Chairman, Adds New Member to Board of Directors
• 05/15/98 Nuclear Energy Is ‘Key Administration Response’ To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emmissions, Energy Department Official Says
• 05/14/98 Entergy Operations Wins Second Consecutive ‘Top Industry Practice’, Award for New Cleaning System at Grand Gulf Plant
• 05/14/98 Zack Pate Recieves Top Industry Honor for Leadership in Recognition of Advances in Nuclear Power Plant Performance
• 04/21/98 Nuclear Energy Institute Bemoans Interminable Licensing Process in Louisiana Energy Case
• 04/06/98 Energy Secretary Federico Pena Announces Resignation
• 03/27/98 Senator Nunn to Assess U.S. Nuclear Leadership March 30 in Savannah
• 03/25/98 Nuclear Energy Institute Criticizes Administration For Absence of Effective Domestic Energy Policy
• 03/19/98 National Energy Strategy Should Outline Specific Steps in Support of Nuclear Energy Option
• 03/11/98 New Report Warns of Threat From Delays In Destroying Surplus Weapons Plutonium
• 03/05/98 BGE License Renewal Announcement Bodes Well for Nation's Energy Future
• 02/19/98 Utilities Seek Court Order Requiring Energy Department To Dispose of Used Nuclear Fuel ‘Immediately’
• 02/03/98 Marvin S. Fertel Elected Senior Vice President at the Nuclear Energy Institute
• 02/02/98 Energy Department’s FY99 Budget Request Recognizes Nuclear Energy’s Value as Carbon-Free Electricity Source
• 01/30/98 DOE To Breach 16-Year Legal Obligation To Manage Used Nuclear Fuel; U.S. Taxpayers Face $56 Billion in Liabilities