GSA inks $1B+ ‘historic’ deal with Constellation Energy for nuclear power supply to 13 federal agencies from its northeast and midwest plants such as the 2.35-MW Byron facility in Illinois, now being expanded.
Closed Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan also finalized on Sept. 30 a $1.5B federal loan guarantee for its restart upgrade, the US Energy Dept. said..
Pennsylvania plant unit, which functioned until 2019 after near meltdown in 1979 of an adjacent unit, is set to boost the tech giant's data centers, while Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant will get $1.5B from feds to revamp the site, the US Energy Dept. said Sept. 30—but new concerns have been raised related to both facility restarts.