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Tennessee Valley Authority will build new 1.5-GW gas-fired power plant in east Tennessee, announcing final decision April 2 to retire the 70-year-old Kingston coal-fired facility, despite EPA concerns.

Bechtel has EPC contract to build TerraPower's estimated $4B sodium-cooled reactor at commercial scale at former coal power plant site in Wyoming. 

Nuclear services firm, which acquired the 800-MW Palisades Nuclear Plant in 2022, plans to restart it by 2025 and add new small modular reactors. 

Manufacturers of cement, concrete, steel and aluminum are among the awardees.

U.S. Treasury Dept. expands criteria for developers to qualify for larger tax incentives, as first US three-state offshore wind procurement in New England ends with four bids for 6.8 GW offered.

U.S. Dept. of Energy officials selected three projects on former Appalachian region coal mine sites and two Southwest projects using active mineral mine land to receive federal funding. 

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm touts a critical need for energy transition at CERAWeek by S&P Global gathering but oil and gas CEOs say energy security needs to be a bigger global priority. 

The award is the largest to be offered under the CHIPS and Science Act program, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.

Most complex DOE nuclear waste site remediation seeks record $3.1B funding for fiscal 2025 as core 10-year management contact is finally awarded after long bidding dispute.

B.C. mine says it has spent $1B on water treatment facilities in the last decade to reduce watershed discharge impacts, but it has also been fined.