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Congress votes to advance nuclear energy development in the US


The bill got strong reactions from environmental groups.

Nuclear energy is still a divisive solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, but it has gained bipartisan support in recent years. Nuclear energy is still a divisive solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change “Make no mistake: This is not about making the reactor licensing process more efficient, but about weakening safety and security oversight across the board, a longstanding industry goal,” Edwin Lyman, nuclear power safety director at the Union of Concerned Scientists said in a about the ADVANCE Act this week ahead of its passage.

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