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Constellation Energy's Dresden Clean Energy Center (Credit: Constellation). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a 20-year initial license renewal for Constellation’s Clinton ...

BYRON, Ill. (WGN) — On any given day, 50-80 percent of the electricity produced and used in Illinois comes from nuclear energy. In fact, Illinois is the nation’s largest producer of nuclear power.

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bipartisan proposal that would have lifted a decades-old ban on construction of nuclear power plants in Illinois. With the relatively rare use of his ...

Illinois is poised to lift its long-standing moratorium on the construction of large-scale nuclear power plants, with the passage of a sweeping energy bill set to be signed by Democratic Gov. JB ...

Constellation Energy (CEG) closed +2.5% on Tuesday after saying the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved 20-year license renewals for the Clinton and Dresden clean energy centers in Illinois.