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Ballard, McCracken approved as 'nuclear-ready' community, Paducah Chamber president says

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WASHINGTON — Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce President Sandra Wilson announced that the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority approved Ballard and McCracken Counties to be a “nuclear-ready certified community.”

Wilson made the announcement Wednesday at the D.C. Fly-In reception.

KNEDA’s approval would make the counties the first nuclear-ready community in the state.

For more on nuclear-readiness and what it could mean for the region, click here.