1.Analysis of Federal Expenditures for Energy Development

The main beneficiaries of more than $700 billion of federal energy incentives over the past five decades have been the oil and natural gas industries, a new study reveals.

3.Consumer Energy Council of America, Fueling the Future: Better Ways to Use America's Fuel Options, May 2006

“Over the next 20 years, the need will increase for affordable and reliable power that does not emit criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases. Nuclear energy is the only proven resource that can accomplish this goal on a large scale.” (p. ES-10)

5.IAEA-OECD, International Ministerial Conference, “Nuclear Power for the 21st Century,” Paris, March 21-22, 2005, Final Statement

This conference of 74 nations sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development affirmed nuclear energy's contribution to environmental protection and sustainable development. "A vast majority of participants affirmed that nuclear power can make a major contribution to meeting energy needs and sustaining the world's development in the 21st century, for a large number of both developed and developing countries," because "nuclear power does not generate air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions," it "provides competitively priced electricity, . . . contributes to security of supply and to the stability of energy prices," and can produce "potable water and hydrogen."

7.Licensing New Nuclear Power Plants

This fact sheet describes the new reactor licensing process that was put into place by the the NRC in 10 CFR Part 52 that was strengthened and affirmed by Congress as part of the 1992 Energy Policy Act. Also covered are incentives included in the 2005 Energy Policy Act designed to spur the construction of new nuclear power plants.

9.MIT Updated Cost Analysis on Nuclear Power, May 2009