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U.S. nuclear, uranium mining industries hope for Trump bailout

U.S. Dept. of Energy via AP file) This undated photo shows the large uranium plant in Piketon, Ohio. U.S. uranium mining companies and nuclear power plant operators are hoping for a bailout in the name of national security. President Donald Trump is scheduled to get recommendations Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from a federal task force studying ways to revive domestic uranium mining. The Nuclear Energy Institute representing uranium mine companies has asked the task force for tax breaks and other financial support.