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Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm has stressed that any clean energy initiative must include nuclear energy as the Biden administration touts clean energy to help inflation relief. “Nuclear has to be part of the array of clean energy technologies,” Granholm said during an appearance on “State of the Union” Sunday, saying the goal was to achieve “zero carbon-emitting baseload power.” “There is money, both in the bipartisan infrastructure law, as well as in the Inflation Reduction Act, to incentivize the reduction and keep the existing fleet online as well.” “Nuclear has to be a part of that,” she added. The role of nuclear energy in any clean energy effort has remained a contentious point: The nuclear industry faces rising costs, aging infrastructure, competition from other energy sources and political opposition, but supporters insist it…
Biden energy secretary insists nuclear essential to clean energy initiatives
