The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. The new site is an effort to preserve NOAA work previously available at climate.gov.
The federal government wants to help utilities buy large components for up to 10 large nuclear reactors. Itβs unclear which, if any, companies might participate.
The Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia is the only one with AP1000 reactors in the U.S. They generate enough electricity to power 1 million homes, but they took 15 years to build and cost $35 billion, double the initial estimates.
The federal government wants to help utilities buy large components for up to 10 large nuclear reactors. Itβs unclear which, if any, companies might participate.
One proposal would lower the cost of the bonds that fossil fuel companies must pay the Interior Department before they start drilling or mining on public lands.