Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill Friday that would have enabled the construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois for the first time in three decades.
Passed by the state legislature at the brink of session end in May, the law would have lifted a 30-year moratorium on building new nuclear sites, paving the way for what some advocates deemed a necessary climate solution and others regarded as dangerous and expensive.
As part of the massive climate legislation package that lawmakers passed in 2021, the state agreed to pay up to $694 million over five years to keep a handful of nuclear plants open. The state currently has six plants. "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. We applaud Gov. Pritzker for vetoing the bill and ensuring that Illinois follows the road map laid out in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act toward that vision for our future," Sierra Club Illinois Director Jack Darin said in a statement.
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