The White House's National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, publicly outlined nuclear energy's role in renewables at a White House press conference in April. This was quickly followed up by the President's government fiscal year 22 budget request, which saw several important proposals, including a plan to increase the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 65%, increase the Office of Nuclear Energy by 22%, and increase the funding for DOE's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, or ARDP, by nearly 50%.

Aug 2, 2021 / CEO / receipt, needs a key / Rex Jevidan, CEO | earnings call 2021-08-02 | transcript cb730f5f-2a4b-4fc8-8dbf-308505d3332b | chars 7548-8068 | segment 7