Illinois lawmakers are sending Gov. J.B. Pritzker a revised proposal to lift the state’s decades-old moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are sending Gov. J.B. Pritzker a revised proposal to lift the state’s decades-old moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants that aims to address the issues the second-term Democrat had with a version he vetoed this summer. On a bipartisan 98-8 vote, the House approved the compromise proposal, which was passed by the Senate on a 44-7 vote a day earlier.
The measure lawmakers approved this week, which was negotiated with the governor’s office, labor unions, manufacturers and environmental groups, sets a limit on the size of nuclear reactors that would be allowed, aligning with the federal definition of a “small modular reactor.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks with the media at an event to unveil EVBox’s new DC fast charger at the company’s Libertyville headquarters on Oct. 27, 2023.
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