We welcome the President’s continued recognition of the geostrategic importance of American nuclear energy leadership as well as the multi-faceted consequences inherent in the premature closings of nuclear plants that have been a cornerstone of U.S. energy and national security, economic prosperity and clean energy leadership. The sustained viability of the current nuclear energy fleet is also vital to advanced nuclear energy deployment and the vibrancy of the U.S. supply chain, which are trailblazing a new generation of commercial nuclear technology innovation and economic competitiveness…v