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Why California is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban

The C3 Take
  • After decades of saying no, California is starting to revisit nuclear as electricity demand climbs and reliability concerns grow. New bipartisan legislation would allow federally approved next-generation reactors to be considered in the state for the first time in years.

“Plus, many of the companies developing new reactor designs are based in the state. Advanced nuclear technology has strong ties to the technology industry, and California is becoming a market leader for a technology that it can’t use.”

Read more in Bloomberg here.

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