Campaign donations, quest for new power generation fueled new Illinois nuclear power law
Interest groups pumped thousands of dollars into lobbying to lift a decades-old moratorium on nuclear plants in Illinois.
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Interest groups pumped thousands of dollars into lobbying to lift a decades-old moratorium on nuclear plants in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new state law will allow Illinois to start building small nuclear reactors in 2026. Democrats and Republicans hope the new technology can address the demand
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers on Thursday approved a proposal that would allow companies to develop new nuclear power generation in Illinois for the first time since 1987. House Bill 2473 does not entirely lift the 36-year-old moratorium on nuclear construction. Instead, it creates a regulatory structure for the construction of small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs.
Governor, who vetoed previous bill, supports new effort
(WAND) - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that after more than seven years, Illinois residents who placed deposits for the state’s Monarch Butterfly Specialty License Plate can finally