Kinzinger Asks Biden To Use Emergency Powers To Keep Nuclear Plant Open
August 24, 2021 6:30PM CDT
Congressman Adam Kinzinger is asking the Biden administration to use their emergency powers to keep the Byron Nuclear Plant open. Kinzinger wants President Biden to keep both the Byron and Dresden nuclear plants open until new laws can be passed to help financially struggling plants. The Congressman has proposed the Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act. The legislation would provide a financial credit program to nuclear plants. Owner Exelon Generation filed a decommission report last month, one of the final steps in retiring the plant.