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Africa-Press<\/a> – Liberia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: As interest in nuclear power has increased worldwide, the Illinois Senate passed a bill early this week to prevent two nuclear power plants from shutting down, and sending the legislation to the House, where its fate is uncertain.<\/p>\n

The Senate voted 39-16 to pass an energy bill containing more than $600 million in carbon mitigation credits for nuclear plants, which generate virtually emissions-free electricity.<\/p>\n

In recent years, U. S. nuclear plants have been unable to compete with wind and solar farms and plants that burn low-cost natural gas. In Illinois, Exelon Corp has said it will close its Byron nuclear plant in September and its Dresden plant in November, unless a government funding program is enacted.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Exelon spokesperson Paul Adams said plans continue for the shutdown of the nuclear plants. Still, Exelon has “established off-ramps that will allow us to reverse that decision if lawmakers pass legislation with enough time for us to safely refuel the plants,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Byron plant will run out of fuel and shut on Sept. 13 unless legislation is enacted. Meanwhile, Gina McCarthy, the White House climate adviser, has said the continued operation of some existing nuclear plants are “absolutely essential” if the U.<\/p>\n

S. is to meet its goals to decarbonize the country’s electric grid by 2035. The United States has 93 nuclear reactors, more than any other country, but that has fallen from 104 in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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