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Senate panel reviews $50B plan for three nuclear innovation campuses

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reviewed a $50 billion federal proposal to create three nuclear innovation campuses to support energy-intensive industry.

Published Sep 23, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT | WFMZZ

On Wednesday, members of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works considered a $50 billion federal plan to fund three future nuclear innovation campuses. The proposal aims to provide abundant energy to attract heavy manufacturing industries to those campuses.