DAVID BLACKMON: Trump And Wright Move To Speed Nuclear Expansion

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced an ambitious plan to have three small modular reactors (SMRs) built and producing power at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) by July 4, 2026. This initiative was revealed during…

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