Budget & Policy

Gallego, Risch introduce nuclear financing bill in Senate

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Sens. James Risch (R-Idaho) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reintroduced a bill this week to reduce financial risk for new nuclear projects. 
The 18-page Accelerating Reliable Capacity (ARC) Act establishes a risk reduction program for new reactors by placing safeguards…

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