‘Why Cut Nuclear Energy Funding?’ Republicans Question Granholm on Biden Budget

Granholm says cuts avoid duplicative spending on advanced reactors

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testifies before a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources about the 2023 budget for the Department of Energy, in Washington on May 5, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

Republican lawmakers questioned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the place of nuclear energy in President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget and America’s continued reliance on enriched uranium from Russia.

“Why cut nuclear energy funding?” Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) asked Granholm, citing decreases in proposed spending on the department’s nuclear programs.