Granholm Seeks Nuclear Sector Support For Biden’s Climate Plans

As infrastructure talks between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans collapsed, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was urging the nuclear industry to get behind Biden’s climate plans, arguing his aggressive agenda has the potential to jump-start the industry. Granholm told the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) June 8 virtual meeting that nuclear power is a “critical part” of Biden’s climate agenda and cited both the Department of Energy’s (DOE) fiscal year 2022 budget request released last month and the president’s infrastructure proposal...