The nuclear power items under discussion in current climate change legislation ( S. 1733) in the Senate include:Investment tax credits,
A doubling or more of the existing $18.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for new plants,
Giving nuclear plants access to a new clean energy development bank,
Federally financed training for nuclear plant workers,
A new look at reprocessing nuclear fuel, and
A streamlining of the regulatory approval process.
(Wash Post, 10/28/09, according to corporate, congressional and administration sources)
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