abarke38 NP Reflection 1, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
The NIA is a D.C based nonprofit dedicated to promoting nuclear energy as an answer to green energy. Their website is simple, it’s landing page features their mission statement, a list of recent publications, and an about section. You can explore ongoing campaigns, further NIA information, global projects, as well as a breakdown of the faucets on implementation (such as Economics, Fuel Cycle, Deployment, Energy Consumption etc.). A breakdown of different reactor types they want to implement are also available such the smaller SMRs that have been their latest focal point, besides the RTGs that have been the staple of small reactors since we have been putting them on rovers and satellites decades ago. Commercial reactors like Vogle that was opened here in Georgia recently are also a apart of their plan, and are included in their energy breakdown and implementation plan, all of which is available in either short form explanation on their landing page or in their detail view. Their social media accounts frequently post conventions they attend, as well as newsletters about policy changes in governments here and abroad.
Their isn’t much interaction from the press, the NIA is a much smaller nonprofit than those that make headlines. Ben Finzel is their face towards press (he is apart of RENEWPR, which they use to engage with the press digitally). The point of contact between the NIA and the public is their publications, where they evaluate current standings of nuclear energy, policy changes, innovations and any other form where changes to the nuclear industry may occur. From their publications they occasionally launch digital meetings where concerns from those outside of government may voice their concerns, so the NIA can consider outside perspectives when addressing their next meeting or article. Journalists that I have found to interact with them are almost always from other pro Nuclear publications, where they use their collective voice to reach a broader audience. This creates an almost biased perspective of positivity when reviewing writings about the NIA that aren’t directly from the NIA.
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