The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, Minnesota. (Photo provided by Xcel Energy via the North Dakota Monitor)
(North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Legislature is opening the door for nuclear energy research in the state.
The North Dakota House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2159 to allow the Energy and Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks to study nuclear energy.
The House passed the EERC bill 57-32. The bill previously passed the Senate 45-2. The bill returns to the Senate after being amended by the House.
Advocates of nuclear research said North Dakota should not fall behind amid a resurgence of interest in nuclear energy.
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