INL Increases Continue Under House Funding Bill

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Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today announced the inclusion of substantial increases in funding for the Idaho National Laboratory and the Idaho Cleanup Project as part of legislation funding the Department of Energy in Fiscal Year 2010. The legislation was approved this morning by the Subcommittee.

"Thanks to the hard work and dedication of those who work at INL, substantial new resources are headed Idaho's way to improve facilities, expand reactor development, continue fuel cycle research, and push the development of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies," said Simpson. "The new funding in this bill can only be seen as a complete endorsement by Congress of the leadership role INL is playing in our nation's nuclear renaissance. I am grateful to my colleagues on the Subcommittee, Democrat and Republican alike, for demonstrating such strong support for nuclear energy and the work being done here in Idaho."

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