Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors.
Andrew Adams — Capitol News IllinoisState Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, watches on May 19, 2023, as the Senate votes on her bill lifting the state’s moratorium on nuclear plant construction.
While Pritzker said he saw “real potential” in small modular reactors, or SMRs – a type of “advanced” nuclear reactor that proponents tout as a path forward for the industry – he also said he doesn’t think the legislation goes far enough in regulating the nascent technology. Pritzker said these traditional reactors are “so costly to build that they will cause exorbitant ratepayer-funded bailouts.”federal government’s definition
“Advanced nuclear reactors would help supplement the flaws that wind and solar unfortunately have by providing reliable power 24/7, because wind and solar alone don’t have the infrastructure or technology to provide our state with the reliable, affordable and efficient energy it needs,” Rezin said in a news release.
Waste was the central concern of the original moratorium, which will end when the head of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency finds the federal government has “identified and approved” a method for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste, a responsibility the federal government has failed to successfully act on.
“SB76 would have opened the door to increased risk, negative environmental impacts, and higher costs for consumers while jeopardizing our progress toward Illinois’ clean energy future,” Sierra Club Illinois Director Jack Darin said in a Friday news release.
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