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FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Analysis: US nuclear plants won’t power up Big Tech’s AI ambitions right away

Big tech firms should be wary of seeing nuclear as a quick fix to power problems, as regulatory hurdles and technical challenges loom...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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US nuclear regulator has not gotten application for Three Mile Island restart

Despite deal between Microsoft and Constellation, no application for restarting Three Mile Island has been received.

FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
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US to seek six million barrels of oil for reserve, amid low oil price

The Biden administration will buy up to 6 million barrels of oil for the SPR, replenishing after a 2022 sale.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Orano is pictured at the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE), the trade fair event for the global nuclear community in Villepinte near Paris, France, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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France’s Orano selects Tennessee site to build uranium enrichment plant

Orano selects Oak Ridge, TN, for a U.S. uranium enrichment plant, reducing reliance on Russian uranium and creating 300+ jobs.

Exhaust rises from the stacks of the Harrison Power Station in Haywood, West Virginia, U.S., May 16, 2018. To match Special Report USA-COAL/LABS. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo
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Trump would axe Biden clean power rules, speed power plant approvals, campaign says

Trump plans to rescind Biden's clean energy rules and speed approvals for power plants if he wins the 2024 election.

FILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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US clean energy jobs growth rate double that of overall jobs, report says

Employment in clean energy businesses rose by 4.2% in the US last year, compared with an overall job growth rate of 2%.

FILE PHOTO: Brian Deese, former White House National Economic Council (NEC) director, speaks during the Barclays Sustainable Finance conference in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2024.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Harris adviser Deese calls for Marshall Plan on clean energy

Brian Deese, Kamala Harris' economic adviser, proposes a new "Marshall Plan" to finance U.S. green energy tech for allies.

FILE PHOTO: A customer refuels their vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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California aims to tackle price spikes by requiring gasoline reserves

Gavin Newsom has proposed a plan requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum gasoline reserves to prevent price spikes, following last year's shortages that...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) alongside Senate Democrats speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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US Democrats launch bill holding oil firms accountable for any work with OPEC

The bill proposes to penalize energy companies found colluding with OPEC by revoking their eligibility for new federal leases.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US senators introduce bill to speed approvals of energy projects

US Senate bill aims to expedite permitting for power transmission, mining, and LNG exports, strengthening the grid and supporting the 2035 decarbonization goal.

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