Two US senators have introduced a bill that would prioritise and support the commercial deployment of advanced nuclear reactors at former coal and fossil-fuelled plants.
The American Nuclear Society said West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Wyoming Republican John Barrasso put forward the Fission for the Future Act of 2021, which would prioritise communities affected by the closure of coal and other fossil-fuelled generating facilities and help in the reuse of those sites to deploy advanced nuclear power plants, promoting job growth in economically depressed regions.
The American Nuclear Society said West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Wyoming Republican John Barrasso put forward the Fission for the Future Act of 2021, which would prioritise communities affected by the closure of coal and other fossil-fuelled generating facilities and help in the reuse of those sites to deploy advanced nuclear power plants, promoting job growth in economically depressed regions.
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