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https://www.ans.org/news/article-35...actors-to-economically-depressed-communities/

Policy
New bill aims to bring advanced reactors to economically depressed communities

Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 2:30AMNuclear News
Bipartisan support for nuclear energy continued on Capitol Hill last week as Sens. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R., Wyo.), the committee’s ranking member, introduced the Fission for the Future Act of 2021, a measure backing the commercial deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.
Introduced on December 16, the legislation would prioritize communities affected by the closure of coal and other fossil-fueled generating facilities and assist in the reutilization of those sites to deploy advanced nuclear power plants, promoting job growth in economically depressed regions.
According to a news release from the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the median annual salary for a nuclear power reactor operator is $104,470, making it one of the highest paid positions in the electricity generation field. “Nuclear power plants also foster a strong state and local tax base, further strengthening communities,” the news release added.