The Texas power company Vistra looks set to get about US$4.2 billion in federal money to squeeze more electricity out of nuclear plants it already runs. A person familiar with the plan told Reuters on Saturday, US time, that Energy Secretary Chris Wright will announce the loan on Monday, US time, at Vistra's Perry plant on Lake Erie in Ohio. The money would pay for "uprates" at at least three of Vistra's four nuclear stations.
Sienna Brook · Monday 5 October 2026
Sources
- US to lend $4.2 billion to Vistra to boost nuclear power output, source says (Reuters via Mining.com)
- US to Offer $4 Billion Loan for Vistra to Boost Nuclear Output (Bloomberg)
- Vistra Corp Perry Nuclear Power Plant Uprate Project, NHPA Section 106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected
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- NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 at TVA Clinch River
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- Executive Order 14300: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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