A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the General Assembly as leaders consider the next steps in meeting carbon-free energy goals while maintaining grid reliability.
Its advocates say the measure would open the door for the use of smaller nuclear reactors to serve as a carbon-free power source when the wind doesn't blow on turbines and the sun doesn't shine on solar plants.
The nuclear industry is all for this push. Representatives of Constellation Energy, the state's nuclear power company, have said they support any legislation to make it easier to build nuclear reactors. The Nuclear Energy Institute, a nationwide nuclear trade group, estimates that new nuclear could save consumers billions of dollars on energy bills.
Nuclear power has been divisive among those pushing to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector. For some it's a reliable carbon-free alternative to coal and natural gas. For others it's a dangerous diversion of money away from renewable resources.
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