The Energy Department’s grant of $1.1 billion is the latest step that could keep the reactor in operation beyond its scheduled shutdown in 2025.
Category: Energy Department
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US Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant
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Ahead of the Midterms, Energy Lobbyists Plan for a Republican House
The New York Times – Business:The oil and gas industry is already setting priorities for at least partial G.O.P. control in Congress, with a particular focus on undercutting a Biden administration program to shift away from gas for home heating.
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U.S. to Release Millions More Barrels of Oil to Contain Gas Prices
The New York Times – Business:The Department of Energy will release 15 million more barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans additional releases this winter.
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Charles W. Duncan Jr., Energy Secretary in Oil Crisis, Is Dead at 96
The New York Times – Business:Heir to a Houston coffee fortune and a former president of Coca-Cola, he joined President Jimmy Carter’s cabinet in 1979 as oil shortages roiled the nation.