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US nuclear power regulator phases out agency-led commando drills at plants- oil and gas 360

US nuclear power regulator phases out agency-led commando drills at plants

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The U.S. nuclear power regulator voted last week to phase out agency-led security inspections at operating reactors, a move a safety advocate said represents a failure in the government’s responsibility to protect Americans from attacks on the plants. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to phase out “force-on-force” inspection programs, it said on its website on Friday, a

Sweden looks to lend $23 billion to new nuclear power projects- oil and gas 360

Sweden looks to lend $23 billion to new nuclear power projects

(Oil Price)– Sweden’s government will ask the Parliament to approve state loans worth $23.4 billion (220 billion Swedish crowns) to companies to build nuclear reactors in the Scandinavian country. Sweden plans to build two new nuclear reactors by 2035 in a hedge on low-carbon energy security, with 10 new reactors hoped for by 2045. The Swedish government moved to phase out

Trump to sign orders to boost nuclear power as soon as Friday, sources say- oil and gas 360

Trump to sign orders to boost nuclear power as soon as Friday, sources say

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders as soon as Friday that aim to jumpstart the nuclear energy industry by easing the regulatory process on approvals for new reactors and strengthening fuel supply chains, four sources familiar said. Facing the first rise in power demand in two decades from the boom in artificial intelligence, Trump declared