US Senators introduce Bill to promote easier licensing of nuclear reactors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) in introducing S. 512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA).

S. 512 will promote innovation in the nuclear sector by enabling processes for licensing new reactors…….

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Barrasso’s home state of Wyoming has the largest known uranium reserves in the nation. http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/newsletter_pm/bipartisan-group-of-senators-introduce-nuclear-energy-innovation-and-modernization/article_d5f3976a-ff8d-11e6-841f-7faf7f1fcd4c.html