January 22, 2024, 9:30AMANS NewsThe ANS Public Policy Committee (PPC) approached the Board of Directors last November seeking approval of revisions to two position statements. Read more...
January 8, 2024, 7:00AMNuclear NewsNew guidelines for federal hydrogen production tax credits may leave legacy nuclear plants out in the cold.The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released proposed language about who would qualify for the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The public comment period on the proposal is open until February 26.Read more...
January 3, 2024, 12:01PMANS NewsAt the ANS Winter Conference and Expo this past November, the ANS Board of Directors approved the creation of two new student sections—for the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) in California and the University of Wyoming (UW) in Laramie, Wyo. Read more...
December 23, 2023, 3:30PMNuclear NewsA bipartisan group of nine House members is calling on the Department of Energy to give “fair, full, and swift consideration” to Holtec International’s application for DOE Loan Programs Office funding to restart the company’s Palisades nuclear plant, closed last year by the facility’s previous owner, Entergy.Read more...
December 22, 2023, 7:02AMANS Nuclear CafeSeth GraeWhat happened at COP28, the annual United Nations climate event held this year in Dubai, was the greatest outpouring of global support for nuclear power the world has seen since the thunderous reception to Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace call exactly 70 years ago. For the first time, nuclear energy was specifically mentioned in the closing statement of a COP event as one possible way to combat climate change.Read more...
