In the U.S., the nuclear industry is showing signs of revival amid rising prices for natural gas and pressure to control greenhouse-gas emissions, according to Jonathan Berr. U.S. utilities have recently been able to refinance debt, and federal regulators have cleared 126 uprates since 1977 amounting to about 5,600 megawatts, he writes. Also, President Barack Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for the country's first nuclear reactors in more than 30 years. 24/7 Wall St.
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