DOE Awards California Nuclear Plant $1.1 Billion, Denies Michigan Plant

The Department of Energy (DOE) is “conditionally” awarding $1.1 billion from its Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) program to support the extended operation of California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, while rejecting an application from a recently shuttered reactor in Michigan. “This is a critical step toward ensuring that our domestic nuclear fleet will continue providing reliable and affordable power to Americans as the nation’s largest source of clean electricity,” DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a Nov. 21 press release...