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Thousands of Illinois union jobs are on the line because the General Assembly has not passed legislation to protect and grow clean energy including carbon-free nuclear power. No one needs a reminder of the dire and seemingly endless challenges that our country has faced over the past year. On top of remaining vigilant in the fight against COVID, we must turn to the next challenge: helping those Illinoisans who are worried about receiving their next paycheck.
Sadly, thousands of Illinois union jobs are on the line because the General Assembly has not passed legislation to protect and grow clean energy including carbon-free nuclear power. IBEW members face devastating job losses if both the Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants prematurely close this fall as planned. Illinois LaSalle and Braidwood plants are also at high risk for premature closure without legislative action.
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No one needs a reminder of the dire and seemingly endless challenges that our country has faced over the past year. On top of remaining vigilant in the fight against COVID, we must turn to the next challenge: helping those Illinoisans who are worried about receiving their next paycheck.
Sadly, thousands of Illinois union jobs are on the line because the General Assembly has not passed legislation to protect and grow clean energy including carbon-free nuclear power. IBEW members face devastating job losses if both the Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants prematurely close this fall as planned. Illinois’ LaSalle and Braidwood plants are also at high risk for premature closure without legislative action.
18 May 2021
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Illinois will need to expand its nuclear capacity - not just maintain existing plants - in order to meet climate goals, a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has concluded. Keeping the state s existing nuclear plants open at the same time as investing in advanced nuclear technology and renewable energy is the most economical path to zero-carbon that generates the lowest life-cycle carbon emissions, the study has found.
Exelon s Byron plant (Image: Exelon)
The report,
Economic and Carbon Impacts of Potential Illinois Nuclear Plant Closures: The Cost of Closures, was prepared by researchers and students at the university s department of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering (NPRE) and led by Kathryn Huff - who has recently been appointed principal deputy assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the US Department of Energy - and Madicken Munk. The researchers modelled the state s electricity grid and conducted simula
Reaching Illinois climate goals centers on keeping existing nuclear energy plants open, advancing both renewables and next generation of nuclear technology
New report highlights need for investment in current and new nuclear technology alongside renewables to achieve decarbonized energy system in Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Illinois nuclear plants are critical to meeting climate and economic objectives in the state, including the ambitious goal some have proposed of a 100% carbon-free power sector by 2030. But according to new research out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign s Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering (NPRE) department, to meet this aggressive climate target and others, Illinois won t just have to maintain its existing nuclear energy capacity – the state must also expand it.