US Officials Brief Key Lawmakers on China Nuclear Deal

U.S. security and nuclear energy officials briefed key lawmakers Monday about the proposed 30-year extension of a U.S. nuclear power cooperation deal with China. The closed-door meeting in Washington was called as Congress begins to consider whether to renew a pact that has been in effect for the past 30 years and expires at the end of this year. A new agreement would permit China, with the biggest nuclear power market in the world, to buy more U.S.-designed reactors and other nuclear...

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