WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday cited the prospect of cost overrun concerns as a significant barrier to expanding U.S. nuclear energy production, including the idea of adding capacity at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Claiborne County.
Hyde-Smith questioned witnesses about reducing cost overruns and construction disruptions at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing (https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/3/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-department-of-energy-s-implementation-of-president-trump-s-may-2025-nuclear-energy-executive-orders) called to examine U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) implementation of Presi...