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Michigan House approves tax credits for small nuclear reactors

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Michigan House approves tax credits for small nuclear reactors

Palisades SMR site
A Monday, Sept. 30 2024 aerial view of the Palisades nuclear plant warehouse and training area. Holtec International wants to build two small modular reactors (SMRs) at this site by 2030.Garret Ellison

LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers this week approved bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding nuclear energy generation and positioning the state to play a larger role in the next era of advanced reactors.

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the Republican-controlled state House passed a six-bill package that defines “advance nuclear reactors” in state law, creates new research and workforce training programs and awards business tax credits for small modular reactors.

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Garret M. Ellison has covered Michigan’s environment, natural resources and the Great Lakes for MLive since 2014. His primary focus is on water policy and pollution. He was named Journalist of the Year by the…

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