Walker to sign bill ending nuclear moratorium
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is poised to sign a bill that would lift Wisconsin’s ban on new nuclear power plants.
Right now state regulators can’t approve a new nuclear power plant unless a federal facility for storing waste exists and the plant doesn’t burden ratepayers. No such federal facility exists.
The bill would erase the storage and ratepayer clauses from state law, clearing the way for new plants. The bill’s Republican authors argue nuclear power is a renewable energy source and the ratepayer language duplicates other sections of state law that require regulators to determine that any new power plant won’t burden customers.
