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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Tuesday it will offer funding for up to eight U.S. entities or communities that are interested in learning about the storage of nuclear waste, an issue that has hampered the nuclear power industry. The number of U.S. nuclear reactors has fallen to 92 from 104 ten years ago due to rising security costs, competition from power plants that burn abundant natural gas and falling prices for wind and solar power. Last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law and this year’s Inflation Reduction Act have billions of dollars in incentives and tax break…