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U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023.  REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo
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Power-hungry data centers spur US talks with Big Tech, energy chief Granholm says

By Timothy Gardner, Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is asking big technology companies to invest in new...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Biden signs ban on imports of Russian nuclear reactor fuel into law

Enriched Russian uranium will not be imported to the United States in President Biden's latest effort to disrupt Putin's regime.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a stand of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom at an exposition of the international military-technical forum Army-2023 at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre in the Moscow region, Russia, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Republicans urge Biden to prevent French work with Russian nuclear power company

Two influential Republican U.S. lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to prevent a French company from working on civil nuclear power projects with...

FILE PHOTO: Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is seen in Monticello, Minnesota, U.S. March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Adam Bettcher/File Photo
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Ban on Russian uranium helps US build nuclear fuel capacity

The U.S. has about three or four years to stand up new uranium conversion and enrichment capacity and replace Russian imports.

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) 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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Any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia needs safeguards: U.S. senator

An agreement to help develop nuclear power in Saudi Arabia could benefit the U.S. nuclear industry, which would supply technology.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports

Russian uranium ban passed by unanimous consent in US Senate, following similar restriction on oil imports after invasion of Ukraine.

Power lines are seen during a heatwave with expected temperatures of 102 F (39 C) in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 12, 2022. The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects which officials said would speed up approval of everything from transmission of power from wind and solar farms to semiconductor manufacturing. REUTERS/Shelby
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US reforms environmental law to speed up clean energy, infrastructure approval

The White House has reformed the US environmental review process, which would speed up infrastructure approval for clean energy projects

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm listens to questions from the audience during the PR100 event in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, March 28, 2023.  REUTERS/Gabriella N. Baez/File Photo
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US closes $362 million loan to CelLink for vehicle wiring plant

The United States has closed a $362 million loan to CelLink Corp to help finance the construction of a plant in Texas to...

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US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development

If scientists and companies succeed, nuclear fusion could be a power source that emits virtually no greenhouse gas emissions and does not create...

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Analysis – Biden unlikely to cut Iran’s oil lifeline after Israel attack

Iran's missile and drone strike on Israel is unlikely to prompt dramatic sanctions action on Iran's oil exports from the Biden administration due...

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