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Big nuclear funding Bill now goes to USA Senate

In addition to the $25 billion approved Thursday by a House Appropriations subcommittee, the House included $9 billion for nuclear loan guarantees in a supplemental spending bill that it passed July 1. The Senate must still approve both measures.

House lawmakers approve spending bill that includes $25B for nuclear reactors |  By DAVE MICHAELS/ The Dallas Morning News, 15 July 2010, WASHINGTON – House lawmakers approved a spending bill Thursday that includes $25 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an amount that could enable the expansion of North Texas’ Comanche Peak plant.Dallas-based Luminant, which owns the plant, said the additional amount “would be sufficient” to allow funding for its plan to build two new reactors. Luminant said it was “the first alternate” last year when the U.S. Department of Energy selected four nuclear projects to further consider for loan guarantees………… In addition to the $25 billion approved Thursday by a House Appropriations subcommittee, the House included $9 billion for nuclear loan guarantees in a supplemental spending bill that it passed July 1. The Senate must still approve both measures.

July 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA | antinuclear