Nuclear Newsletter Archive

Transition & Resilience: The Bulletin

Please enjoy the past editions of our Nuclear Closure Communities TA program’s newsletter, Transition & Resilience. You can contact us at [email protected] with any questions or feedback.


Issue 15 | February 2022

  • [Event registration] Join us on April 1 for the Nuclear Communities Forum!
  • [Event registration] An afternoon with the CEDS, NADO Research Foundation
  • [Event registration] International Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
  • [Event registration] Updated Clearinghouse Helps Energy Communities Access $100 Billion in Infrastructure Funding, Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
  • [Report] A Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, The White House
  • [Tool] Rural Capacity Index & Map, Headwater Economics
  • [Podcast] Gone Fission Nuclear Report
  • [Report] DOE’s Environmental Management Office sets out 2022 cleanup priorities, U.S. DOE
  • [Read] Decommissioned nuclear plants and harm to surrounding water, Great Lakes Echo
  • [Read] DOE launches program to prevent early closure of nuclear power plants, Federal Register

Issue 14 | January 2022

  • [Read] ​​Nuclear Power 101: How it works, how safe it is, and, ultimately, how its costs outweigh its benefits. National Resources Defense Council
  • [Read] Nuclear power concerns outlast decommissioning, Mining Journal
  • [Read] Mapping county-level exposure and vulnerability to the US energy transition, Resources for the Future.
  • [Read] Readout of investment roundtable hosted by the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, The White House
  • [Read] IWG’s end-of-year report, IWG on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization.
  • [Report] NRC staff issues findings from 2021 decommissioning status reports, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • [Academic research] The relationship between public acceptance of nuclear power generation and spent nuclear fuel reuse, Nuclear Engineering and Technology 
  • [Request for information] DOE releases RFI for consent-based siting, US DOE
  • [Resource] Funding opportunities for nuclear host communities, IWG on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization
  • [Resource] Federal resources for state and local economic development, Congressional Research Service

Issue 13 | December 2021

  • [Request for information] DOE releases RFI for consent-based siting, US DOE
  • [Resource] Funding opportunities for nuclear host communities, IWG on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization
  • [Event registration] SGA 2022 Equity Summit, Smart Growth America
  • [Webinar recording] What does the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mean for energy communities? IWG on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization
  • [Webinar recording] Strengthening connections between States and EDDs, NADO Research Foundation
  • [Podcast] Nuclear Waste: The Whole Story, Deep Isolation
  • [Read] Maine’s nuclear waste could find a home if communities volunteer to take it, Bangor Daily News
  • [Press release] U.S. Department of Commerce announces finalists for $1 billion “Build Back Better Regional Challenge”, US DOC


Issue 12 | November 2021

  • (Registration – CoP) A conversation on decommissioning spent fuel management with a nuclear host community, The Nuclear Communities TA Team
  • (Online workshop) Planning for Economic Recovery, International Economic Development Council and FEMA
  • (Funding opportunity) USDA ReConnect Program Broadband FOA, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • (Event registration) SGA 2022 Equity Summit, Smart Growth America
  • (Funding opportunity) USDA Strategic Economic and Community Development Funding (SECD), U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • (Read) Southwest Michigan Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Park, EDA Awards Snapshots
  • (Read) President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure investment and Jobs Act, The White House
  • (Online resource) Economic Development and Writing Lecture Series, NADO Research Foundation
  • (Read) Nuclear Decommissioning in a Circular Economy, Nuclear Engineering International
  • (Read) Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) statement on NRC’s proposed amendment for nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning, U.S. Congress
  • (Read) Nuclear question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes, Bridge Michigan
  • (Read) Two Canadian Mayors share insight on hosting nuclear industry in their communities, Lucknow Sentinel
  • (Read) Pueblo County wants to replace Comanche coal plant with nuclear power plant. Local activists are worried. Colorado News Line

Issue 11 | October 2021

  • (Webinar recording) Harnessing the power of StatsAmerica to support Nuclear Host Communities, StatsAmerica and the Nuclear Communities TA Team
  • (Online workshop) Planning for Economic Recovery, International Economic Development Council and FEMA
  • (Event registration) The Annual Decommissioning Strategy Forum, Access Intelligence, LLC
  • (Funding opportunity) Recreation Economy for Rural Communities TA program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • (Online workshop) National Cleanup Workshop 2021, Energy Communities Alliance
  • (Read) EDA Award Snapshots, The Nuclear Host Communities TA Team
  • (Read) Why nuclear plants are shutting down, Vox
  • (Read) Community input in DOE FY23 budget; Nuclear’s place in $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, Energy Communities Alliance
  • (Video) The Nuclear Innovation Alliance’s Advanced Nuclear Reaction Technology: A Primer, Energy Communities Alliance
  • (Tool) Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects,  U.S. Federal Highway Administration
  • (Read) Biden Administration announces plan for large wind farms along most of the U.S. coastline, The Week
  • (Read) 39-year battle to remove 86,000 metric tons of nuclear waste continues, with no end in sight, The Orange County Register
  • (Read) Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Mike Levin from NC introduce legislation to set new approaches for handling nuclear waste, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • (Read) Think Illinois’ clean energy bill is just a bailout for nuclear plants? You’ve got it all wrong, Chicago Tribune
  • (Read) Decommissioning panel weighs options for Pilgrim waste storage, Cape Cod

Issue 10 | September 2021

  • (Webinar registration) Harnessing the power of StatsAmerica to support Nuclear Host Communities, StatsAmerica and the Nuclear Communities TA Team
  • (Application) Community Change Grants, America Walks
  • (Application) 2021 Ready-to-Launch Grants, National Center for Mobility Management
  • (Read) This week, Illinois lawmakers passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), SB2408, CleanTechnica
  • (Read) Opinion: To move nuclear waste from San Onofre, interim storage is needed, San Diego Union-Tribune
  • (Read) House Panel Marked Up the Green Tax Package, House Committee on Ways and Means
  • (Read) The Clean Energy Business Network is leading over 500 business groups, Politico
  • (Read) A New Frontier for Nuclear: Partnering With Utilities on Decommissioned Coal Sites, Morning Consult
  • (Read) Economic study to analyze impact of Palisades closure, 
  • (Read) Nuke plant decision coming down to the wire, Ogle County Life
  • (Read) Former Nuclear Plant Site Gets Smaller as Decommissioning Continues, The Sand Paper

Issue 9 | August 2021

  • (Webinar registration) Investing in Infrastructure: Rural Strategies for Building and Maintaining Healthy Local Economies, Aspen Institute and Thrive Rural partners
  • (Webinar registration) Building Upon Large-Scale Brownfield Investments to Rejuvenate a Community, U.S. EPA’s Brownfields/Land Revitalization and Office of Community Revitalization
  • (Read) Brookings’ American Rescue Plan: Strategies for Local Leaders, Brookings Institution
  • (Read) Cool & Connected: Nine Actions for Success, USEPA
  • (Read) 21 Community Development Ideas to Inspire Small Actions, Big Projects, Useful Community Development
  • (Read) Resources & Information About U.S. EDA’S American Rescue Plan Funding, NADO Research Foundation 
  • (Read) U.S. Department of Energy Releases Land-Based Wind Energy Economic Development Guide, WINDExchange 
  • (Call to action) The Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2021 needs your support, National Brownfields Coalition

Issue 8 | July 2021

  • (Read) EDA Awards to Nuclear Host Communities Snapshots, Nuclear Communities TA Team
  • (Application) Spark! Places of Innovation, Smithsonian Institution
  • (Application) There’s still time to apply for T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants!
  • (Application) Wanted: Local elected champions for Complete Streets
  • (Application) NEA Offers Relief Funds to Help Arts and Culture Sector Recover from Pandemic
  • (Application) Our Town Placemaking Grants Program:
  • (Read) Economic Development Policies to Enable Fairness for Workers and Communities in Transition
  • (Read) The Transition Network’s UK REconomy Project Pilot
  • (Read) Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Creates Economic Opportunities for Rural America
  • (Read) Host community attitudes towards solid waste landfill infrastructure: Comprehension before compensation
  • (Read) Challenges and Benefits of Transition Towns
  • (Read) NTIA Creates Interactive Map to Show Digital Divide Across the Country
  • (Read) New Indian Point Oversight Board Forms:
  • (Read) University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute joins effort to erase disruption from nuclear facility closure

Issue 7 | June 2021

Issue 6 | May 2021

Issue 5 | April 2021

Issue 4 | March 2021

Issue 3 | February 2021

Issue 2 | January 2021

Issue 1 | December 2021