23 December 2020
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The US Congress voted to approve appropriations for fiscal year 2021 that includes USD1.5 billion for the Department of Energy s Office of Nuclear Energy. The appropriations also include USD150 million to initiate the uranium reserve programme to address challenges to the production of domestic uranium.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, approved by Congress on 21 December, funds USD900 billion in coronavirus relief and appropriates USD1.4 trillion in government spending for fiscal year 2021 (1 October 2020-30 September 2021).
The total appropriation for the Department of Energy (DOE) is USD42.04 billion, which is USD3.45 billion above the FY2020-enacted level and USD6.31 billion above the budget request. This includes USD1.5 billion allocated for nuclear energy research, development and demonstration activities, including USD280 million for the Advanced Reactors Demo
Congress Approves Record Funding For National Laboratories And For Locks, Dams And Harbors Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Congress passed legislation sponsored by subcommittee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein that includes the sixth consecutive year of record funding for the Office of Science – the most important U.S. Department of Energy program that supports work at 17 national laboratories, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Senate bill also prioritizes funding for supercomputing and advanced nuclear programs and provides the seventh consecutive year of record funding in a regular appropriations bill for the Corps of Engineers. Senator Alexander said, “I proposed a New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy last March – a five year project with Ten Grand Challenges that will use American research and technology to put our country and the world firmly on a path toward cleaner, cheaper energy.
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