S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster is asking U.S. government representatives to fight against what his Nuclear Advisory Council Chairman Rick Lee called intentional actions by the National Nuclear Security Administration to derail the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility currently under construction at the Savannah River Site.
Aiken Standard 28th Sept 2017 read more »
Nuclear power plants received a much needed boost from the Trump administration this week when the White House approved $3.7 billion in loan guarantees for two struggling power plants in Georgia. The pair is currently under construction, and has already received $8.3 billion in similar loans from the Obama administration.
Oil & Gas 29th Sept 2017 read more »
The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it has offered conditional commitments for up to $3.7 billion to companies building two reactors at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia. The DOE will offer $1.67 billion to Georgia Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Co, $1.6 billion to Oglethorpe Power Corp, and $415 million to three subsidiaries of Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Reuters 29th Sept 2017 read more »
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has asked federal regulators to attempt to keep the nation’s struggling coal and nuclear power plants open by rewarding them for contributing to the resilience of the electric grid, the Department of Energy said on Friday. The move drew praise from the coal and nuclear power industries. But it raised alarm bells among renewable energy groups and environmentalists concerned that such incentives were unfair and could lead to an increase in emissions from coal plants linked to global warming and more toxic waste from nuclear plants before a permanent repository is built for the country.
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