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Beyond Reactors: The Full Fuel Cycle Investment Needed for a Nuclear Future

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A resurgent nuclear industry cannot succeed unless the U.S. invests in the entire nuclear fuel cycle—from uranium mining to long‑term waste storage. Without strengthening this industrial backbone, nuclear power’s potential may remain more aspiration than reality.

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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Salem Township, Pennsylvania, is a two-unit, 2,476-MW nuclear plant operated by Susquehanna Nuclear LLC, a subsidiary of Talen Energy, which owns 90% of the facility; Allegheny Electric Cooperative holds the remaining 10%. A PJM market participant in the PPL/MAAC zone, the plant has supplied reliable, carbon-free power since 1983. Courtesy: Talen Energy

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