White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential source of carbon-free electricity the government says is needed to combat climate change.

The suite of actions, which weren't previously reported, are aimed at helping the nuclear power industry combat rising security costs and competition from cheaper plants powered by natural gas, wind and solar.

Nuclear proponents say the technology is critical to providing large, uninterrupted supplies of emissions-free power to serve soaring electricity demand from data centers and electric vehicles and still meet President Joe Biden's goal of decarbonizing the U.S. economy by 2050.

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The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential source of carbon-free electricity the government says is needed to combat climate change. The suite of actions, which weren't previously reported, are aimed...

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[Hawkeye10]

The children of Washington change their minds too often, and are completely untrustworthy about everything.....I doubt anyone would go for it without iron clad contracts where Washington would agree to pay big if the plants were cancelled....not allowed to operate for their intended lifespans.

 

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The children of Washington change their minds too often, and are completely untrustworthy about everything.....I doubt anyone would go for it without iron clad contracts where Washington would agree to pay big if the plants would cancelled....not allowed to operate for their intended lifespans.

And what did Trump do about nuke power?