The White House is seeking $2.2 billion for domestic uranium enrichment capabilities, according to a summary of the nearly $56 billion funding request made to Congress Wednesday.
- Funding is for highly-enriched uranium, needed for a new breed of advanced reactors, as well as low-enriched uranium, which is used as fuel by traditional nuclear plants
- White House funding request also includes $300 million in funding for improvements to US Strategic Petroleum Reserve
- NOTE:
Democrats Imperil White House Plan to Wean Off Russian Uranium
To contact the reporter on this story:
To contact ...