Archive · 19 Nov 2025
U.S. Backs $1B Loan to Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
The U.S. government is giving a $1 billion loan to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
This will help generate electricity for Microsoft's data centers and create jobs.
The Trump administration wants to use nuclear power to make the electricity grid more reliable and increase the country's nuclear generation.
Trump Administration approves $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant
Energy Secretary Chris Wright cites need for reliable electricity and job creation
Constellation Energy to revive undamaged reactor for a 20-year deal with Microsoft
Trump administration aims to quadruple U.S. nuclear generation by 2050
Restart will add around 800 megawatts to the grid, with Constellation investing about $1.6 billion
- Who
- Trump Administration, Constellation Energy, Microsoft
- What
- Approved a $1 billion loan to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant
- When
- Tuesday (unspecified date)
- Where
- Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
- Why
- To bring more reliable electricity onto the grid, stop price rises, and reshor manufacturing
Environmentalists
Nuclear Power Advocates
Safety Concerns
Environmentalists
Oppose restart due to safety risks and past accidents
Nuclear Power Advocates
Advocate for improved safety measures and new reactor designs
- Plant Status
- One reactor permanently shut down, second reactor shut down in 2019
- Restart Date
- 2027
- Power Generation
- Around 800 megawatts
- Investment by Constellation
- About $1.6 billion
- Deal Duration
- 20-year deal with Microsoft