Nuclear Plants to Get $6 Billion Lifeline in Infrastructure Deal
- Infrastructure measure calls for credit for aiding plants
- Biden backs supporting the struggling industry as carbon-free
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Struggling nuclear power reactors would get a $6 billion lifeline under the bipartisan infrastructure bill heading for a vote in the U.S. Senate -- a move supported by the Biden administration, but opposed by some environmentalists.
A program to evaluate nuclear reactors that are at risk of being shut down and provide them with aid would be created within the Energy Department under terms of the $550 billion, bipartisan infrastructure package.