Gov. J.B. Pritzker had vetoed a similar measure last spring. Now included are a risk-assessment study and state-agency oversight.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Thursday approved development of new nuclear reactors, reversing a 1987 moratorium and sending to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a plan that addresses the Democrat’s safety concerns over the proposal.
After that, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency would be responsible for overseeing decommissioning of reactors, environmental monitoring and emergency preparedness. NuScale is the first small modular project to get federal approval and there are 20 more pending, said Sen. Sue Rezin, the Morris Republican who sponsored the Illinois legislation in the Senate. With time and technological improvement, she said, costs will drop.
Despite continued pressure from Republicans and a constant presence around the Capitol of advocates in blue “Save My Scholarship” T-shirts, lawmakers left town without extending the $75 million “Invest in Kids” program providing needs-based scholarships to students to attend private schools. The five-year-old program, which produced about 40,000 scholarships, ends Dec. 31.
Throughout Thursday, Republicans on the floor vilified Democrats who refused to call a vote on legislation that would scale back the program to $50 million for the next five years.
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