Nuclear News Roundup Mar 31, 2019 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding selectees for multiple domestic advanced nuclear technology projects. Four projects in two states will receive varying amounts for a total of approximately $19 million in funding. Energy.gov On March 22, 2019, the Trump Administration took another step to act on the president’s campaign promise to financially support coal and nuclear power. The Department of Energy announced that it would be providing a $3.7 billion loan guarantee to the Vogtle Electric Generation Plant located in near Waynesboro Georgia. That brings the total government financing on this project to $12 billion. Cagw.org The head of the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), which this week inaugurated a new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), has said it is in the final stages of preparations but not yet ready to issue the operating licence for the Barakah nuclear power plant. World-nuclear-news.org Nuclear waste leak at Koeberg: don’t believe everything you read. Theguardian.com
