Key Issues
Fact Sheets
Managing Material Condition and Equipment Reliability at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
This fact sheet covers the practices and procedures in place at nuclear power plants for managing the condition of plant systems, structures and components. This life-cycle management plan centers on a wide range of activities that include monitoring the integrity of primary system materials (passive components) and maintaining the condition of plant equipment (active components).
Nuclear Power Plant Contributions to State and Local Economies
This fact sheet details the continued economic impact of a nuclear power from construction through operation. Covered are direct economic benefits, affordable electricity and the value of environmental benefits.
Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal
This fact sheet explains how nuclear power plants—which are originally licensed to operate for 40 years—can obtain 20-year extensions of their licenses from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The agency has renewed the operating licenses of 47 reactors after determining that they are and will continue operating safely. The NRC is reviewing several more applications.
Nuclear Technology Milestones 1942 to Present
This fact sheet highlights important events in the history of nuclear energy, from the first controlled nuclear chain reaction through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and after.
