Clinton hopeful plant will stay open

Posted on November 23, 2016
New legislation could save the Clinton nuclear power plant. (Courtesy Exelon Corp.)
New legislation could save the Clinton nuclear power plant. (Courtesy Exelon Corp.)

By Terry James

CLINTON – If the Illinois Legislature approves, there could be new life for the Clinton and Quad-Cities nuclear power plants.

That means Clinton City Administrator Tim Followell is cautiously optimistic.

“We all know at some point, I mean we have known this since the creation of the nuclear industry, that the life expectancy of a concrete structure that does what it does without modern technology moving beyond it, probably has a life expectancy,” said Followell. “We know there will be that date.”

An Illinois House committee approved the legislation last week.

It still needs approval from the full legislature.

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].

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