4-2-16 walker signs bill ending nuclear moratorium
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed sign a bill lifting Wisconsin's ban on new nuclear plants. State regulators currently can't approve a new nuclear plant unless a federal facility for storing waste exists and the plant doesn't burden ratepayers. No such federal facility exists. The bill would erase the storage and ratepayer clauses from state law, clearing the way for new plants. The bill's Republican authors argue […]