Nuclear Politics

US / Illinois Takes Key Step Towards Lifting Ban On New Nuclear

By David Dalton
22 May 2023

Projects could include large-scale reactors and SMRs

Illinois Takes Key Step Towards Lifting Ban On New Nuclear
Refurbishment work in 2021 at the Byron nuclear power station in Illinois. Courtesy Constellation.
Illinois’ three-decade-old ban on the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants is one step closer to being lifted after the state’s House of Representatives approved the move.

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