Trump Signs Legislation to Promote Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology

Green Tech Media:  The Trump administration has made shoring up existing nuclear power plants a key component of its energy agenda — and a controversial one. But it's also looking ahead to the next generation of nuclear reactor technology.

On Friday, President Trump signed the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (NEICA), which passed earlier last month with bipartisan support. The bill is expected to speed up the development of advanced reactors in the U.S. by eliminating several of the financial and technological barriers standing in the way of nuclear innovation.

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