The Obama Administration has proposed making $54 billion available to build new nuclear power plants, according to the budget the White House sent to Congress yesterday.  The amount is nearly triple previous loan guarantees.  The Energy Department is expected to announce the first recipients in a matter of months, as several power companies are lining up to build the first new U.S. reactor since 1996.

Unfortunately, the budget sent to the Hill by President Obama failed to include a single cent for the purchase and distribution of KI, making it the second time this administration has failed to implement the Congressional mandate in the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.

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