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The following statement may be attributed to Nuclear Innovation Alliance President and CEO Judi Greenwald:  

Washington D.C. In this blog, Todd Allen (NIA Board Chair and Chair of the University of Michigan Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences) and NIA Senior Fellow Jessica Lovering argue for the importance of continued federal investment in nuclear research and development to complement demonstration and deployment efforts. While the President recently signed Executive Orders on nuclear energy that set ambitious goals for new projects, the history of defunding nuclear R&D in the 1990s serves as a cautionary tale for policymakers today: short-term budget cuts can have long-term impacts. It took the U.S.

Washington, D.C. The following statement in response to the issuance today of new Executive Orders on nuclear power may be attributed to Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) President and CEO Judi Greenwald. 

Washington, D.C. The following statement may be attributed to Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) Executive Director Judi Greenwald:

“I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Jessica Lovering to the Nuclear Innovation Alliance as a senior fellow. Jessica is a nuclear energy policy rock star and an experienced, trusted voice on new nuclear energy commercialization. I’m confident she will help NIA to advance our mission of creating the conditions for success for this technology to play a major role as an energy security and climate solution. 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is one step closer to having a new mission statement. On January 24, 2025, the NRC Commission voted to update the NRC mission statement. The new NRC mission statement approved by the Commission now reads:¹