http://www.nuclear.gov/pdfFiles/NGNP_reporttoCongress.pdf

Describes the licensing strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant including ways in which current requirements need to be adapted for the new type of reactors, the tools needed to verify the design and safety performance, other research that will be needed to review license applications, and a budget estimate. From the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RS22937.pdf

Discusses the nature of Section 123 Agreements and other requirements under the Atomic Energy Act for engaging in nuclear cooperation with other countries. Also covers export control licensing procedures, criteria for terminating cooperation, and fast track procedures for congressional consideration of proposed agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/about/budget/pdf/TSLCC_2007_8_05_08.pdf

Presents a revised estimate of the cost of operating a spent nuclear fuel repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada from the beginning of the program in 1983 to projected closure in 2133. The cost is now placed at $96 billion, a 38% increase from the previous published estimate of $57.5 billion in 2001. From the Department of Energy.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/2008/07/nrc072908.html#more

Press release with link to Federal Register notice seeking comment on how to make available to the public more security-related inspection and license performance information. The move toward greater openness follows congressional anger about an undisclosed major safety event in 2006 at a Tennessee reactor. From the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34544.pdf

Explores the current status of the nuclear development program of Iran and whether it is designed for development of nuclear weapons. Also discusses the degree to which Iran has cooperated with the International Atomic Energy Agency. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08483.pdf

Evaluates plans of the Department of Energy to build facilities to recycle spent nuclear fuel. Reports that the plan would reduce waste and proliferation risks but criticized the lack of industry involvement and proceeding with building plans before conducting research needed to determine design requirements for the plant. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9133/05-02-Nuclear.pdf

Assesses the competitiveness of nuclear power when compared with other sources of new capacity to generate electricity, focusing on the possible effects of penalties on carbon dioxide emissions and incentives built into the Energy Policy Act of 2005. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08403.pdf

Reports on disagreements about whether security is adequate at the sites of 37 research nuclear reactors, mostly located on college campuses. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34331.pdf

Reviews legislation relating to security for nuclear reactors and other critical facilities. Also reviews other security responsibilities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and criticism of the commission, especially its response to the possibility of a deliberate aircraft crash into a reactor. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34234.pdf

After decades of disfavor, nuclear power is attracting renewed interest with plans or proposals to build 150 reactors around the world, including new permit applications for 30 in the U.S. This report looks at the renewed interest in building nuclear reactors, the nuclear fuel services market, and various proposals for limiting the danger from the proliferation of nuclear technologies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33192.pdf

Discusses the agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and China, the long delay in congressional approval, and questions of nuclear exports and nuclear arms proliferation. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.