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Wisconsin recruiting nuclear power to meet energy demands

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Last week, it was announced that the company that owns the decommissioned Kewaunee Nuclear Plant wants to bring back nuclear power at that site.

Utah-based Energy Solutions is the company decommissioning the plant, which shut down in 2013. Now, the company wants to build a new nuclear plant on the same site, and the very preliminary work on permits and other factors is underway.

On the heels of that announcement, the Wisconsin State Senate passed legislation approving a nuclear siting study, with a 28-5 vote, meaning wide bi-partisan support, effectively saying Wisconsin is open for nuclear business.

Rep. David Steffen (R, Howard, 4th Assembly District) is Chair of the Assembly Energy and Utilities Commission. He discusses the issue in the video above.

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