Dive Brief:

• The nation's nuclear generators think the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shouldn't have to respond like other federal agencies in the event of another government shutdown.
• The industry's lobby, the Nuclear Energy Institute, says the NRC should ask Congress to exempt it from furloughs such as those that occurred in early October when more than 90% of its employees were idled by the shutdown.    

Dive Insight: 

The nuclear industry told NRC Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane to consider grid reliability as reason enough to seek an exemption, pointing out that about 90% of the agency's funding comes from industry fees.