2001

• 12/20/01 $36 Million Appropriation for NRC to Analyze Nuclear Plant Security Pleases Industry
• 12/06/01 Democrats’ Energy Bill Rightly Recognizes Essential Role of Nuclear Energy
• 11/29/01 Nuclear Energy Institute Opposes Security Bill Proposed by Sens. Reid, Clinton, Lieberman
• 10/22/01 Environmental, Energy Imperatives Underscore Society’s Need for Nuclear Energy, NEI CEO Tells Journalists
• 10/03/01 Nuclear Energy Institute Urges Favorable DOE Recommendation on Yucca Mountain
• 08/21/01 Energy Department Scientific Report Supports Nuclear Fuel Repository at Yucca Mountain
• 08/02/01 House Energy Legislation Recognizes Nuclear Power's Key Role in Diverse U.S. Energy Mix
• 07/23/01 NEI Astonished by Bonn Negotiators’ Exclusion of Nuclear Energy from Emissions Reduction Deal
• 07/19/01 NEI Disappointed With Senate Vote To Cut Funding for Yucca Mountain Project
• 07/17/01 Industry Leaders Urge Governments Worldwide To Use Nuclear Electricity to Curb Greenhouse Gases
• 07/12/01 Energy for Life Blood Drive 2001 Collects More Than 5,000 Units
• 07/12/01 Nuclear Industry Tells Senate Panel of Need for Partnership Program on Early Site Permits
• 07/10/01 Senate Hearing on Climate Change Focuses On Need for Emission-Free Nuclear Energy
• 06/27/01 Industry Outlines Federal Policies Needed to Support Nuclear Power Plant Construction
• 06/14/01 Industry Foresees Continued Bipartisan Support In Congress for Nuclear Energy Legislation
• 06/06/01 EPA Groundwater Radiation Standard for Yucca Mountain Provides No Added Health Benefit
• 05/23/01 Nuclear Energy Institute Re-Elects Poindexter Chairman, Adds Two Members to Board of Directors
• 05/23/01 Corbin McNeill Wins Leadership Award from National Nuclear Technology Organizations
• 05/22/01 Vice President Cheney Describes Nuclear Power as 'Very Important Part' of Energy Policy
• 05/22/01 Sen. James Inhofe Receives Top Nuclear Energy Industry Award for Leadership
• 05/22/01 STP Nuclear Team Wins 'Top Industry Practice' Award for Safety, Efficiency Improvements
• 05/21/01 Vice President Cheney to Speak at Nuclear Energy Assembly at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in D.C.
• 05/18/01 Nuclear Energy Industry Executives Convene In Washington on Heels of Energy Policy Rollout
• 05/17/01 White House Strategy Rightly Recognizes Nuclear Power’s Essential Role in Energy Mix
• 05/08/01 Nuclear Energy Industry’s Strong Safety Performance Clears Way for Regulatory Reform
• 05/04/01 Energy Department Science Report Supports Yucca Mountain Site Suitability for Repository
• 05/02/01 Alliance for Energy & Economic Growth Calls for Comprehensive National Energy Policy
• 05/02/01 Reps. Graham, Stenholm Introduce Nuclear Legislation to Secure America's Energy Future
• 03/21/01 Nuclear Energy Industry Calls on Congress to End EPA-NRC Regulatory Impasse
• 03/19/01 Nuclear Power Essential to U.S. Energy Security, Environment, NEI's Colvin Tells Energy Summit
• 03/13/01 Nuclear Energy Industry Maintained High Safety Levels in Record Production Year
• 03/07/01 Sen. Domenici's Nuclear Energy Legislation Is Bold Stroke for Secure U.S. Energy Future
• 02/26/01 Energy Policy Bill Rightly Recognizes Nation's Need for Nuclear Energy
• 02/02/01 New Senate Bill Invests in University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs
• 02/02/01 NEI Briefs Wall Street on Nuclear Energy’s Increasing Value in Today’s Electricity Markets
• 01/23/01 Nuclear Energy Industry Recommends Indefinite Renewal of Price-Anderson Act by Congress
• 01/22/01 NEI Congratulates Abraham on His Confirmation as Energy Secretary
• 01/09/01 Nuclear Energy Surpasses Coal-Fired Plants as Leader in Low-Cost Electricity Production
• 01/02/01 Nuclear Energy Industry Responds to President-elect Bush’s Selection of Spencer Abraham as Energy Secretary