Wayne Barber

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The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 last week to pass its $831.5 billion defense spending bill, as lawmakers reiterated the uncertainty of advancing appropriations legislation without having received full budget details from the Trump administration. According to the bill summary, the bill supports modernization for the nuclear triad, which includes the B-21 Raider, the Columbia-class submarine, and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.

2 weeks ago | exchangemonitor.com | Wayne Barber

SAVANNAH, GA – The Supreme Court will probably rule by July 3 on whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authority to license privately-held interim storage facilities, a leading nuclear industry lawyer said during the 19th Radwaste Summit. That was the assessment offered Tuesday by Michael McBride, a partner with Van Ness Feldman during the opening day of Exchange Monitor’s Radwaste Summit. This event was held at Savannah, Ga. McBride appeared virtually from another location.

2 weeks ago | exchangemonitor.com | Trey Rorie |Wayne Barber

The World Bank’s board has agreed to end its ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries to meet electricity needs, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The change in position was outlined in an email from World Bank president Ajay Banga to staff after his meeting with the board on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The World Bank previously banned funding for nuclear projects in 2013.

2 weeks ago | exchangemonitor.com | Trey Rorie |Wayne Barber

Amazon and Talen Energy have entered into a new power purchase agreement to provide 1,920 megawatts of electricity to Amazon from its Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Salem Township, Pa.Within the new deal, the Houston, Texas based power producing company will provide electricity to global tech company Amazon’s data center campus and operations that will be adjacent to Susquehanna, according to Talen Energy’s Wednesday press release.

2 weeks ago | exchangemonitor.com | Trey Rorie |Wayne Barber

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