New law sets up a nuclear power renaissance

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The ADVANCE Act positions the US nuclear energy sector to expand at a pace not seen for decades

It just got a whole lot easier to build a nuclear power plant. Or at least, that's the hope behind the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, which President...

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