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US Energy Department offers Vistra loan for reactor upgrades
Original: DOE offers Vistra loan for reactor upgrades and uprates
The US Department of Energy has offered Vistra a loan to support upgrades and power uprates at its nuclear reactors. The financing would help the company increase output from its existing reactor fleet rather than build new units. Further details on the loan size and the plants involved were not immediately available.
Why now: Federal financing for nuclear uprates signals growing US government support for expanding existing nuclear capacity.
Evidence
- DOE offers Vistra loan for reactor upgrades and uprates · World Nuclear News
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