Sell: DOE and NuStart Reach Agreement

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on the Nuclear Power 2010 program yesterday. The big news came during testimony by Deputy Secretary of Energy, Jeffrey Clay Sell, who announced that DOE had completed an agreement with NuStart Energy to develop a budget and schedule for selecting a pair of sites for potential new reactors.

Also testifying at the hearing was Constellation Energy Group President Mike Wallace and NRC Chairman Nils Diaz.

Thanks to Paul Primavera of the Safe, Clean Nuclear Power Yahoo group, for the links.

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