Senators introduce bill to promote hybrid nuclear systems | SmartBrief

Senators introduce bill to promote hybrid nuclear systems | SmartBrief: Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., have introduced the Integrated Energy System Act, which directs the Department of Energy to create a new program to coordinate research and development of nuclear hybrid energy systems. If approved, the program would have a $50 million annual budget and run through 2029.