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LEAD STORY: National Security Panel Featured at Nuclear Energy Policy Forum
Attendees of the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Nuclear Energy Policy Forum heard from a panel of experts on May 20, 2025 about nuclear energy’s role in national security. The conversation featured NENSC co-chair Dan Poneman, UCAN Power’s Lucian Niemeyer, and former Assistant Secretary of State for ISN Steve Rademaker. Topics included AI, nonproliferation, global competition, U.S. policy leadership, and more.
The Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition (NENSC) and the United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power (UCAN Power) sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging the establishment of a technical and project support program within the Department of Defense to accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies in support of national security and mission-critical operations.
LEAD STORY: NENSC Co-Chair Daniel Poneman Joins Podcast to Discuss a “New Age” for Nuclear Energy
Dan Poneman was a recent guest on the Resources Radio podcast to discuss the role of nuclear energy in meeting increasing demands for electricity.
In our latest edition of NENSC News, the Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition brings you the latest on U.S. Legislative and Executive Branch developments, industry news, events you don’t want to miss, and policies we are watching.
NENSC Co-Chair Admiral Richard Mies, USN (ret) and former U.S. representative Tom Graves (R-GA) co-authored an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner focused on preserving nuclear energy tax incentives to bolster national security.
The Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition submitted a statement on a March 11, 2025 hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs’ East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee on reauthorization of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Additional information on the hearing is available here.
On February 25, 2025, Center for Strategic and International Studies President and CEO John J. Hamre facilitated a discussion with former Deputy Secretary of Energy and NENSC Co-Chair Daniel Poneman, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security and NESNC Expert Council member Sherri Goodman, and former Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette on their new report with the Commission on Nuclear Energy and American Leadership: Nuclear Energy & American Leadership: A Blueprint for the Future.
In our latest edition of NENSC News, the Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition brings you the latest on U.S. Legislative and Executive Branch developments, industry news, events you don’t want to miss, and policies we are watching.
LEAD STORY: NENSC Hosts Webinar on Perspectives on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Role in Addressing the Growing Demand for Nuclear Energy
On January 14th, NENSC’s hosted a webinar on “Perspectives on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Role in Addressing the Growing Demand for Nuclear Energy,” during which Richard Meserve, former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Daniel Poneman, former Deputy Secretary of Energy, offered their perspectives on the increasing need for domestic and global nuclear energy.
The Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition is pleased to provide its inaugural overview of the organization’s activities during 2024.