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House Energy Subcommittee opens hearing on U.S. nuclear industry, regulatory reforms and supply issues
Summary
The Subcommittee on Energy opened a hearing to assess the U.S. nuclear industry’s progress, regulatory changes and supply-chain issues; witnesses from industry, a policy group and the Idaho National Laboratory were introduced to provide perspectives on licensing, fuels and deployment.
The subcommittee chair opened the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy’s first hearing of the year to examine the current state of the U.S. nuclear industry, the prospects for accelerated deployment of new nuclear technologies and what more Congress might do to support that expansion. The chair said the session would focus on regulatory implementation, supply chains and market demand and that witnesses would help the panel assess next steps.
“The importance of successful growth of the American nuclear energy cannot be understated,” the subcommittee chair said in his opening remarks, adding that the country needs “firm, reliable power, versatile power, and more of it” to support households, businesses and “emerging industrial output in the AI race.”
The chair…
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