Mary Anne Sullivan

Mary Anne Sullivan

October 17, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Regulatory: The challenges of newfound energy wealth

Since the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the United States has felt energy poor, heavily dependent on energy imports.

By Mary Anne Sullivan

4 minute read

June 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

States Get Together on Greenhouse Gases

Although Washington is dragging its heels on this serious issue, a significant group of Northeast and mid-Atlantic states are moving ahead jointly to impose the nation's first caps on greenhouse-gas emissions.

By Mary Anne Sullivan and Joshua P. Fershee

10 minute read

October 25, 2010 | National Law Journal

Small nuclear may be the wave of the future

They are less capital-intensive and flexible, but it's not yet clear how regulators should weigh their safety.

By Mary Anne Sullivan, Daniel F. Stenger and Amy C. Roma

8 minute read

March 16, 2009 | National Law Journal

Banking on the Department of Energy

After the stimulus legislation, the Department of Energy faces allocating some $60 billion in loan guarantees to advance renewable energy, in a political environment that demands the money get out the door as quickly as possible. As much potential as this program has, the role of banker is not a customary one for government, and it creates challenges for both the DOE and would-be loan guarantee recipients.

By Mary Anne Sullivan and Samuel Walsh

7 minute read

November 15, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Small Nuclear Reactors May Be the Wave of the Future

Before ground is broken on even one of the new generation of large-scale reactors undergoing licensing at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, many are looking toward the next generation of new reactors that are smaller, less capital intensive and more flexible, write Mary Anne Sullivan, Daniel F. Stenger and Amy C. Roma.

By Mary Anne Sullivan, Daniel F. Stenger and Amy C. Roma

8 minute read

November 12, 2010 | Legaltech News

Small Nuclear Reactors May Be the Wave of the Future

Before ground is broken on the new large-scale reactors undergoing licensing at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, many are looking toward small modular reactors, which are less capital intensive and more flexible. Once they clear NRC licensing hurdles, look to SMRs as a source of energy.

By Mary Anne Sullivan, Daniel F. Stenger and Amy C. Roma

7 minute read


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