Energy Dept. awards $40M for development of advanced reactor

Energy Dept. awards $40M for development of advanced reactor
The Energy Department has granted $20 million each to Westinghouse Electric and General Atomics for the development of the department's Next Generation Nuclear Plant project. The designs from the two teams will help the department choose whether to move forward with a demonstration reactor that can generate power and process heat for industrial purposes. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires

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