The Trump administration has barred the participation of US government technical experts on nuclear energy from attending a major international conference in Russia. Read more >
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Trump Administration Blocks Government Scientists from Attending International Meeting on Nuclear Power
Ed Lyman, Acting Director, Nuclear Safety Project; Senior Scientist, Global Security Program
June 26, 2017 5:20 PM EDT
UCS in Science: The NRC Must Act to Reduce the Dangers of Spent Fuel Pool Fires at Nuclear Plants
Ed Lyman, Acting Director, Nuclear Safety Project; Senior Scientist, Global Security Program
May 25, 2017 2:48 PM EDT
In a Policy Forum article published in this week’s Science magazine, I argue, along with my co-authors Frank von Hippel and Michael Schoeppner, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needs to take prompt action to reduce the alarmingly high potential for fires in spent fuel pools at U.S. nuclear plants. Read more >
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: NNSA’s FY18 Budget Request
Stephen Young, Washington representative and senior analyst
May 25, 2017 11:48 AM EDT
On Tuesday, May 23, the Trump administration released its Fiscal Year 2018 (FY2018) budget request. In an overall federal budget where many, many programs faced severe budget cuts, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is on the receiving end of a proposed 11 percent budget increase (at least by the Trump administration’s accounting – more on that in a following post). Read more >
US Needs More Options than Yucca Mountain for Nuclear Waste
Ed Lyman, Acting Director, Nuclear Safety Project; Senior Scientist, Global Security Program
April 27, 2017 5:31 PM EDT
On Wednesday, I testified at a hearing of the Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The hearing focused on the discussion draft of a bill entitled “The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017.” Read more >
UCS to the NRC: Stop Dragging Your Feet on Important Nuclear Security Updates
Ed Lyman, Acting Director, Nuclear Safety Project; Senior Scientist, Global Security Program
January 18, 2017 6:00 AM EDT
Yesterday, UCS sent a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairman Stephen Burns urging the NRC to quickly issue new versions of two outdated security documents that play a critical role in defining how nuclear plants can be adequately protected against terrorist attacks. Read more >
