Governor Pritzker Vetos Bill That Would Lift Moratorium on New Illinois Nuclear Plants

Governor Pritzker Vetos Bill That Would Lift Moratorium on New Illinois Nuclear Plants
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a rally at Federal Building Plaza in Chicago on April 27, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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Illinois’s Governor vetoed a bill that would make nuclear energy production possible again, even though the bill garnered bipartisan and bicameral support in the state.

The first reason given by Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker (D) was that nuclear reactors would be costly to build.

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