2003

• 12/10/03 Nuclear Industry Comments on Nomination of Sam Bodman as U.S. Secretary of Energy
• 12/08/03 Dec. 8 Marks 50th Anniversary of Eisenhower’s ‘Atoms for Peace’ Initiative for Nuclear Technologies
• 12/06/03 Mike Coyle Joins NEI as Loaned Executive, Will Serve as Vice President of Nuclear Operations
• 11/21/03 Senate’s Refusal To Vote Directly on H.R. 6 Is a Missed Opportunity to Build Strong Energy Future
• 11/05/03 NEI Pleased That Yucca Mountain Funding For FY04 Nearly Reaches Administration Request
• 10/31/03 NEI Hails Introduction of Yucca Mountain Funding Reclassification Legislation
• 10/22/03 ‘Atoms for Peace’ Plus 50 Years: Eisenhower Vision for Nuclear Energy a Reality, Hintz Says
• 10/02/03 NEI Study Shows Impact of Millstone Station On New London Economy Tops $500 Million
• 09/30/03 Nuclear Energy Institute Urges Congress To Fully Fund Yucca Mountain Program
• 09/29/03 Nuclear Energy Institute Elects Tritch, McGettrick to Board of Directors
• 09/25/03 Energy Companies’ Early Site Permit Filings Will Clarify Untested Approval Process for New Nuclear Power Plants
• 09/03/03 Nuclear Power Plants Maintain Lowest Production Cost for Baseload Electricity
• 08/15/03 Nuclear Power Plants Will Return to Service As Regional Electricity Grid Stabilizes
• 07/28/03 NEI Urges Senate Passage of Energy Policy Act
• 07/18/03 NEI Welcomes House Approval of FY 2004 Spending Bill with $765 Million for Yucca Mtn.
• 07/15/03 NEI Applauds House Committee’s FY 2004 Appropriation for Yucca Mountain Program
• 07/10/03 NEI Applauds Senate Vote to Retain Provisions Supporting Nuclear Power Plant Deployment
• 05/21/03 Dr. E. Gail de Planque Honored with Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award
• 05/21/03 Exelon Corp. Receives Robert K. Campbell Award for Excellence in Congressional Information Programs
• 05/21/03 Employees at Tennessee Valley Authority Earn Top Industry Practice 'Best of Best'
• 05/20/03 Nuclear Energy Institute Re-Elects Entergy’s Don Hintz Chairman, Adds Three Members to Executive Committee
• 05/20/03 Secretary Abraham Receives William S. Lee Award For Leadership from Nuclear Energy Institute
• 05/20/03 Next 50 Years Hold Promise of Increased, Clean Electricity Generation from Nuclear Energy
• 05/12/03 NEI Launches Campaign Promoting Environmental, Energy Security Benefits of Nuclear Energy
• 05/09/03 Nuclear Energy Industry Retains Excellent Safety Ratings, According to WANO Indicators
• 04/10/03 Senate Energy Panel OKs Legislation Containing Incentives for Nuclear Power Plant Construction
• 04/08/03 Chuck Dugger Joins NEI as Loaned Executive, Will Serve as Vice President of Nuclear Operations
• 04/01/03 Nuclear Industry Cites Diaz’s ‘Wealth of Expertise’ As Advantage in New Role as NRC Chairman
• 03/18/03 New Federal Report Cites Key Role of Nuclear Power Plants in Reducing Harmful Smog
• 03/12/03 NEI Reorganization Focuses Expertise, Resources on Public Policy Priorities
• 02/25/03 Scientifically Based, Tested Emergency Plans Protect Residents Near Indian Point Energy Center
• 02/25/03 NEI Urges Reclassification of Nuclear Waste Fund To Assure Sufficient Monies for Yucca Mountain
• 02/12/03 Nuclear Power Plants Vital Element in President Bush’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative
• 02/07/03 Nuclear Plant Emergency Response Plans Proven Effective, NEI Tells Witt Associates
• 02/07/03 Nuclear Power Plants Set Reliability, Output Records in 2002, Industry Tells Wall Street
• 02/06/03 NEI Supports President Bush’s Call for Use Of Nuclear Energy to Power Hydrogen Fuel Cells
• 02/03/03 Nuclear Energy Institute Announces Organizational Changes to Sharpen Focus With Flat Operating Budget
• 01/17/03 Nuclear Industry Commends Senators for Including Price-Anderson Reauthorization in Omnibus Spending Bill
• 01/16/03 New York Emergency Planning Report Identifies Coordination Issues That Are Key to Nation’s Homeland Security Readiness