Illinois generates more electricity from nuclear power than any other state in the country, but some say it isn’t enough. Legislation that would have lifted a moratorium on the building of large-scale nuclear facilities failed to get through the Illinois General Assembly this spring. Governor J.B. Pritzker has said that he would be open to expanding nuclear power in Illinois.
David Kraft, director of the Illinois-based Nuclear Energy Information Service, says there are other safer forms of energy available.
A 20 year agreement was just announced by Facebook’s parent company and Constellation Energy Illinois that will keep the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant online. Meta said it reached a deal to meet surging electric demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
